Avian incubation : behaviour, environment, and evolution / edited by D.C. Deeming.
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2002.
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| Series: | Oxford ornithology series ;
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| Format: | Book |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Importance and evolution of incubation in avian reproduction / D. C. Deeming
- 2. Location, structure and function of incubation sites / M. H. Hansell and D. C. Deeming
- 3. Functional characteristics of eggs / D. C. Deeming
- 4. Embryonic development and utilisation of egg components / D. C. Deeming
- 5. Hormonal control of incubation behaviour / C. M. Vleck
- 6. Behaviour patterns during incubation / D. C. Deeming
- 7. Parent-embryo interactions / R. B. Brua
- 8. The brood patch / R. W. Lea and H. Klandorf
- 9. Maintenance of egg temperature / J. S. Turner
- 10. Nest microclimate during incubation / A. Ar and Y. Sidis
- 11. Patterns and significance of egg turning / D. C. Deeming
- 12. Microbiology of natural incubation / G. K. Baggott and K. Graeme-Cook
- 13. Underground nesting in the megapodes / D. T. Booth and D. N. Jones
- 14. Characteristics and constraints of incubation in hummingbirds / W. A. Calder III
- 15. Intermittent incubation: predictions and tests for time and heat allocations / F. R. Hainsworth and M. A. Voss
- 16. Incubation in extreme environments / C. Carey
- 17. Tactics of obligate brood parasites to secure suitable incubators / S. G. Sealy, D. G. McMaster and B. D. Peer
- 18. Ecological factors affecting initiation of incubation behaviour / P. N. Hebert
- 19. Adaptive significance of egg coloration / T. J. Underwood and S. G. Sealy
- 20. Energetics of incubation / J. M. Tinbergen and J. B. Williams
- 21. Incubation and the costs of reproduction / J. M. Reid, P. Monaghan and R. G. Nager
- 22. Perspectives in avian incubation / D. C. Deeming.
