Author: Koenig, Walter D. & Mumme, Ronald L.
Title: Population Ecology of the Cooperatively Breeding Acorn Woodpecker
Description: Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1987. orig.cloth. 22x14cm, xiii,435 pp, Series: Monographs in Population Biology, 24.. Textual graphs & tables.. Minor rubbing. Slight page-edge soil. VG. dustwrapper ¶ Contents: Introduction; Procedures & Methods; Overview of the Population; Ecological Consequences of Acorn Storage; Reproductive Success: General Patterns; Group Composition; Survivorship of Breeders; Sex Ratio, Survivorship, & Dispersal of Young; Consequences of Territorial Influence; The Life Table & Lifetime Reproductive Success; Population Regulation; Living in Groups: Retention of Offspring; Sharing Nests & Mates: Costs & Benefits; Acorn Woodpecker Sociability: Conclusions & Unanswered Questions;Appendices: Relatedness between Siblings & between Partners & Offspring; Estimation of Long Distance Dispersal; Scientific Names of Birds.

Keywords: Population Biology, Acorn Woodpecker, Ecology, Ornithology, Zoology, Behavior, Behaviour, Cooperative, Breeding