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Behavior of Marine Animals - Current Perspectives in Research. Marine Birds (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980)
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Behavior of Marine Animals - Current Perspectives in Research. Marine Birds (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980)
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The maJonty of the chapters in this volume are structured to
include a balance between literature review, original data, and
synthesis. The research approaches taken by the authors are
generallyof two kinds. One centers on the long-term, in-depth study
of a single species in which many aspects of its natural history
are examined in detail. The other is a comparative one which
involves investigating particular questions by examining species or
by comparing groups of species that may include taxonomic andjor
ecological affinities. Most of the chapters concern obvious aspects
of breeding behavior including habitat selection, the effects of
age on breeding, communication, mating systems, synchrony of
breeding activities, development of behavior, prefledging parental
care, and postfledging parental care. Of these topics, many relate
directly to the advantages and disadvantages of coloniality-a
conspicuous behavior pattern in marine birds. As such, they provide
para.picuou for the further study of coloniality and the social
behaviorof many other animals. Other important areas of marine bird
breeding behavior (such as courtship behavior, antipredator
behavior, information transfer) have not been included because of
space limitations. Since man's encroachment on the seashore and
continental shelf poses certain threats to marine birds, a volume
elucidating various aspects of their biology has multiple uses. As
weil as being of value to ornithologists, the volume should be
useful to managers involved with coastal planning.
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