Mixed-Species Groups of Animals

Behavior, Community Structure, and Conservation
Langbeschreibung
Mixed-Species Groups of Animals: Behavior, Community Structure, and Conservation presents a comprehensive discussion on the mixed-species groups of animals, a spectacular and accessible example of the complexity of species interactions.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Introduction2. A Diversity of Mixed-Species Associations3. Moving Mixed-Species Groups in Different Taxa4. Adaptive Implications of Mixed-Species Grouping: Foraging, Physical, and Reproductive Factors5. Adaptive Implications of Mixed-Species Grouping: Predators and Other Antagonists6. Communication7. Leadership and Sentinel Behavior8. Mixed-Species Groups and Conservation9. Conclusions
Eben Goodale teaches at Guangxi University in China and is a field ornithologist who has studied mixed-species bird flocks in South and East Asia and Melanesia. Originally an animal behaviourist, his studies on interactions between species in flocks have led him into issues of community ecology and conservation biology, and he has published more than 20 peer-reviewed articles specifically on mixed groups.
ISBN-13:
9780128053553
Veröffentl:
2017
Erscheinungsdatum:
28.04.2017
Seiten:
216
Autor:
Eben Goodale
Gewicht:
351 g
Format:
226x153x15 mm
Sprache:
Englisch

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