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Davies, N.B. - Dunnock Behaviour and Social Evolution

Title: Dunnock Behaviour and Social Evolution
Description: Cambridge University Press 1992 xiv, 272, text illus + figs. . HB. Vg in d/w (spine faded).. Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution. With drawings by David Quinn. Monograph on the mating systems of the dunnock or hedge sparrow/accentor Prunella modularis. Using detailed field observations and DNA fingerprinting techniques, the author describes the variable social organisation of the species, and how it arises from selfish individuals competing to maximize their own reproductive success.. [9780198546740]

Keywords: Birds; Ornithology; Ethology; Animal Behaviour

Price: GBP 25.00 = appr. US$ 35.70 Seller: Pemberley Natural History Books
- Book number: S46340

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