Biology of the ubiquitous house sparrow : from genes to populations
Summary:Is the house sparrow a contemporary 'canary in the mine'? Other topics of interest include the reproductive and flock-foraging strategies of sparrows, and sexual selection and the function of the male badge in the species. This book also explores the role of the house sparrow in disease transmission to humans and their domesticated animals
eBook, English, 2006Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2006
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 547 pages) : illustrations, maps
ISBN:9781423799924, 9780195304114, 1423799925, 019530411X
OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:71338023
Additional Physical Form Entry: Contents:1: TAXONOMY AND DISTRIBUTIONThe Genus passerThe Origin of P. DomesticusPasser domesticusDistribution of the House SparrowRange Expansion in the House Sparrow2: EVOLUTION AND GENETICSProfessor Bumpus and His SparrowsNatural Selection in Introduced SparrowsGenetics of the House Sparrow3: ANNUAL CYCLEThe Gonadal CycleCircadian Rhythmicity4: BREEDING BIOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGYAge at First ReproductionMating SystemTiming of BreedingNest Sites and NestsEgg Laying and Clutch SizeEgg size and CompositionIncubation and HatchingNestling Growth and SurvivalNumber of Broods and Cessation of BreedingReproductive LifespanCaptive Breeding5: PLUMAGES AND MOLTPlumage DescriptionPterylosisMoltPtilochronologyPlumage MaintenanceIncubation PatchBadge Size in Males6: FORAGING BEHAVIOR AND FOODForaging Strategy of the House SparrowDiet of the House Sparrow7: SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND VOCALIZATIONSVocalizationsDisplaysCommunal Roosting8: POPULATION DYNAMICS AND MOVEMENTSDecline in House Sparrow NumbersPredationParasitism and DiseaseInterspecific CompetitionChanges in Agricultural PracticesSurvival RatesThe Sex Ratio ConundrumMovementsWhere Have All the Sparrows Gone?9: ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGYIntegrumentary SystemSkeletal SystemMuscular SystemNervous SystemEndocrine SystemCirculatory SystemRespiratory SystemDigestive SystemExcretory SystemReproductive SystemBody Mass and Composition10: HUMAN COMMENSALISM AND PEST MANAGEMENTObligate Commensal?Pest StatusPest ManagementPositive Impacts of SparrowsSociology of SparrowsAppendixLiterature CitedIndex
Reproduction Notes:Electronic reproduction, Boulder, Colo., NetLibrary, 2006, Available via World Wide Web, Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries
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