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Academic & Professional Books  Ornithology  Birds: General

Granivorous Birds in Ecosystems

Edited By: J Pinowski
431 pages, b/w illustrations, tables
Granivorous Birds in Ecosystems
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  • Granivorous Birds in Ecosystems ISBN: 9781107403833 Paperback Mar 2012 Not in stock: Usually dispatched within 6 days
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  • Granivorous Birds in Ecosystems ISBN: 9780521215046 Hardback Dec 1977 Out of Print #3136
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About this book

This book was first published in 1977. It deals with the importance of weed seed and grain-eating birds in natural and agricultural environments. These birds are to be found worldwide and are a component of man-made ecosystems where they are associated with man's main food crops. An analysis is made of their evolution and genetics, population dynamics, energy and food requirements, impact on ecosystems and control. Principles, procedures and basic data are presented that can be applied to the evaluation and control of pest species anywhere in the world. In this synthesis volume full use is made of the systems approach, the ecological and evolutionary aspects of the study are integrated. In linking the studies with fundamental work on bioenergetics, new insights are provided into the behavioural and applied aspects of granivory. Studies which encompass archaeological and anthropological investigations form a backcloth for the detailed interpretation of the population biology and bioenergetics of birds.

Contents

List of contributors
Preface J.B. Cragg

1. Introduction S. C. Kendeigh and J. Pinowski
2. Variation and evolution in a granivorous bird: the house sparrow R. F. Johnston and W. J. Klitz
3. Population dynamics M. I. Dyer, J. Pinowski and B. Pinowska
4. Biomass and production rates J. Pinowska and A. Myrcha
5. Avian energetics S. C. Kendeigh, V. R. Dol'nik and V. M. Gavrilov
6. Assessing the potential impact of granivorous birds in ecosystems J. A. Wiens and M. I. Dyer
7. Management of pest situations M. I. Dyer and P. Ward
8. Adaptive correlates of granivory in birds J. A. Wiens and R. F. Johnston
9. Epilogue S.C. Kendeigh, J.A.Wiens and J. Pinowski

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Edited By: J Pinowski
431 pages, b/w illustrations, tables
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