Some Adaptations of Marsh-Nesting Blackbirds

by Gordon Orians and Gordon H. Orians

The variety of social systems among the New World blackbirds (Family Icteridae) and the structural simplicity of their foraging environment provide excellent opportunities for testing theorics about the adaptive significance of their behavior. Here Gordon Orians presents the results of his many years of research on how blackbirds utilize their marsh environments during the breeding season. These results stem from information he gathered on three species...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691082375
• ISBN13: 9780691082370
• Release Date: April 1980
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 5.5"