The ecology and behavior of chickadees and titmice : an integrated approach / edited by Ken A. Otter.
| Other author | Otter, Ken A. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007. |
| Description | xxiv, 319 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Series | Oxford ornithology Oxford ornithology series. ^A281146 |
| Contents | Introduction to the North American Paridae / Susan M. Smith -- Neurobiology of spatial behavior / David F. Sherry and Jennifer S. Hoshooley -- The relationship between environment, corticosterone, food catching, spatial memory, and the hippocampus in chickadees / Vladimir V. Pravosudov -- Photoperiodism and the annual cycle of black-capped chickadees / Leslie S. Phillmore and Scott A. MacDougall-Shackleton -- Fine-scale variation in the timing of reproduction in titmice and chickadees / Scott M. Ramsay and Ken A. Otter -- Synopsis 1. Proximate mechanisms in behavior and evolution / David F. Sherry ... [et al.] -- Phylogeography of chestnut-backed chickadees in western North America / Theresa M. Burg -- Behavioral aspects of chickadee hybridization / Robert L. Curry, Lindsay M. Rossano and Matthew W. Reudink -- Life in the small-bodied cavity-nester guild : demography of sympatric mountain and black-capped chickadees within nest web communities under changing habitat conditions / Kathy Martin and Andrea R. Norris -- Social dominance and fitness in black-capped chickadees / Laurene Ratcliffe, Daniel J. Mennill and Kristin A. Schubert -- Synopsis 2. Parid reproductive behavior / Daniel J. Mennill ... [et al.] -- Chickadee vocal production and perception : an integrative approach to understanding acoustic communication / Christopher B. Sturdy ... [et al.] -- The gargle call of black-capped chickadees : ontogeny, acoustic structure, population patterns, function, and processes leading to sharing of call characteristics / Myron C. Baker and David E. Gammon -- How postdispersal social environment may influence acoustic variation in birdsong / David E. Gammon -- "Information" and the chick-a-dee call : communicating with a complex vocal system / Jeffrey R. Lucas and Todd M. Freeberg -- Status signalling and communication networks in chickadees : complex communcation with a simple song / Daniel J. Mennill and Ken A. Otter -- Synopsis 3. Complexities in vocal communication / Todd M. Freeberg ... [et al.] -- Edge, patch, and landscape effects on parid distribution and movements / André Desrochers and Marc Bélisle -- Winter adaptations in chickadees and titmice and the added effect of habitat fragmentation / Jennifer R. Olson and Thomas C. Grubb Jr. -- Habitat quality and reproductive behavior in chickadees and tits : potential for habitat matrix use in forest generalists / Ken A. Otter, Harry van Oort and Kevin T. Fort -- Synopsis 4. Landscape ecology, behavior, and conservation issues / André Desrochers ... [et al.] -- What drives differences between North American and Eurasian tit studies? / André A. Dhondt. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2006039680 |
| ISBN | 9780198569992 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0198569998 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QL696.P2615 E26 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |