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Population Ecology of the Cooperatively Breeding Acorn Woodpecker [HC]
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Author Name:
Koenig, Walter D.; Mumme, Ronald L.
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Hardcover
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Out of print
Item Code: 11371
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Monographs in Population Biology No. 24. Ever since the acorn woodpecker was observed and described by Spanish explorers, its behavior - particularly the unique habit of caching acorns in specialized storage trees or granaries - has impressed observers. Acorn woodpeckers are also one of the few temperate-zone species in which young are reared communally in family groups. This demographic study investigates the complexities of acorn storage and group living in acorn woodpeckers at Hastings Reservation in central coastal California. It is one of the most thorough studies of any avian social system to date. Within groups of this woodpecker, there are a variable number of both breeders and nonbreeding helpers, all of which cooperate to defend a territory and to store acorns. The authors conclude that granaries appear to be the major, although not the exclusive, feature forcing birds into these uneasy but generally cooperative units revolving around access to shared resources and a single communal nest. The results and analyses will be of general interest to ecologists for their multidimensional assessment of the demographic consequences of cooperative breeding.
PRODUCT DETAILS:
ISBN:
069108422x
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Year of Publication:
1987
Page Count:
435
Shipping Weight: 2.10 pounds
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