Current Ornithology

by Dennis M. Power

Book Overview

In Volume 12 , eminent international ornithologists further elucidate endocrinological correlates of mating strategies and hormones and reproductive behavior; assess the value of the ''brood reduction hypothesis'' in explaining ''the paradox of hatching asynchrony''; and explore the validity and sensitivity of growth bands in feathers as an indication of nutritional condition and the use of feather banding in studying growth. Chapters are well supported...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461357438
• ISBN13: 9781461357438
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"