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Author:   Ken A. Otter (Ecosystem Science & Management Program, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 19.50cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.944kg
ISBN:  

9780198569992

ISBN 10:   0198569998
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   01 February 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Ken A. Otter: Preface 1: Susan M. Smith: Introduction to the North American Paridae Proximate Mechanisms in Behavior and Evolution 2: David F. Sherry & Jennifer S. Hoshooley: Neurobiology of spatial behavior 3: Vladimir V. Pravosudov: The relationship between environment, corticosterone, food caching, spatial memory and the hippocampus in chickadees 4: Leslie S. Phillmore & Scott A. Macdougall-Shackleton: Photoperiodism and the annual cycle of black-capped chickadees 5: Scott M. Ramsay & Ken A. Otter: Fine-scale variation in the timing of reproduction in titmice and chickadees Synopsis 1: David F. Sherry, Vladimir V. Pravosudov, Scott A. Macdougall-Shackleton, Jennifer S. Hoshooley & Leslie S. Phillmore: Proximate mechanisms in behavior and evolution Reproductive Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior 6: Theresa M. Burg: Phylogeography of chestnut-backed chickadees in western North America 7: Robert L. Curry, Mathew W. Reudink & Lindsay M. Rossano: Behavioral aspects of chickadee hybridization 8: Kathy Martin & Andrea R. Norris: Population density, nest site selection, and reproduction in Mountain Chickadees with changes in forest health and the Nest Web structure 9: Laurene Ratcliffe, Daniel J. Mennill & Kristin A. Schubert: Social dominance and fitness in black-capped chickadees Synopsis 2: Daniel J. Mennill, Theresa M. Burg, Robert L. Curry, Kathy Martin, Andrea R. Norris, Laurene Ratcliffe, Mathew W. Reudink, Lindsay M. Rossano & Kristin A. Schubert: Parid reproductive behavior Vocal Communication 10: Chris Sturdy, Laurie L. Bloomfield, Isabelle Charrier & Tiffany T-Y. Lee: Chickadee vocal production and perception: an integrative approach to understanding acoustic communication 11: Myron C. Baker & David Gammon: The garglecall of black-capped chickadees: ontogeny, acoustic structure, population patterns, function, and processes leading to sharing of call characteristics 12: David Gammon: How post-dispersal social environment may influence acoustic variation in birdsong 13: Jeffrey Lucas & Todd Freeberg: Information and the chick-a-dee call: communicating with a complex vocal system 14: Daniel J. Mennill & Ken A. Otter: Status signalling and communication networks in chickadees: complex communication with a simple song Synopsis 3: Todd M. Freeberg, Myron C. Baker, Laurie L. Bloomfield, Isabelle Charrier, David E. Gammon, Jack P. Hailman, Tiffany T-Y. Lee, Jeffrey R. Lucas, Daniel J. Mennill & Christopher B. Sturdy: Compexities in vocal communication Landscape Ecology, Behavior, and Conservation Issues 15: Andre Desrochers & Marc Belisle: Edge, patch and landscape effects on parid distribution and movements 16: Jennifer R. Olson & Thomas C. Grubb, Jr: Winter adaptations in chickadees and titmice and the added effect of habitat fragmentation 17: Ken A. Otter, Harry van Oort & Kevin T. Fort: Habitat quality and reproductive behavior in chickadees and tits: potential for habitat matrix use in forest generalists Synopsis 4: Andre Desrochers, Ken A. Otter, Marc Belisle, & Jennifer R. Olson: Landscape ecology, behavior, and conservation issues 18: Andre A. Dhondt: What drives differences between North American and Eurasian tit studies?

Reviews

Those who study this group of birds or even other temperate latitude birds with similar ecology and behavior will find this book valuable. Great Plains Research I would recommend it as an excellent starting point for any research scientist wishing to learn more about the North American Paridae. Ibis (2008), 150, 200-213 '..phenomenally important book that should be in the library of every ornithologist, whether they study chickadees or not.'...This book is on a par with the classic works by Perrins (1979) and Smith (1991).' The Auk 124 (4) 1461-1463, 2007

Author Information

Ken A. Otter is Associate Professor in Biology at the University of Northern British Columbia, Canada.

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