Sexual Selection and the Barn Swallow
by
Moller
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution
ISBN-10
0198540280
ISBN-13
9780198540281
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Oxford University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 19th, 1994
Print length
376 Pages
Weight
544 grams
Dimensions
15.70 x 23.50 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
EvolutionAnimal behaviourBirds (ornithology)Applied ecology
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This study constitutes an empirical text of the theoretical predictions, and should be of special interest to students on behavioural and evolutionary ecology. The main theme is that sexual selection is important, and affects many aspects of animal life such as mating behaviour and parental care.
An important empirical test of the theoretical predictions of sexual selection theory, this book presents a long-term field study of the monagamous barn swallow. By using information on behaviour, ecology, morphology, genetics, and evolution, the book reviews this theory and its two components: male-male competition and female choice.The selective advantages of a long tail are investigated for this common bird, demonstrating such effects as mating behaviour, copulation behaviour, migration strategies, and host-parasite interactions.A rich informative text which clearly elucidates the mechanisms and consequences of sexual selection.
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