The Social Life of Greylag Geese: Patterns, Mechanisms and Evolutionary Function in an Avian Model System - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108810551 ISBN 13: 9781108810555

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2019

Inhaltsangabe

Based on unique records of nearly 1000 free-living greylag geese, this is a synthesis of more than twenty years of behavioural research. It provides a comprehensive overview of a complex bird society, placing it in an evolutionary framework and drawing on a range of approaches, including behavioural, physiological and cognitive.

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'[This] book provides fascinating insights into the complex social world of greylag geese and will be interesting for anyone with an interest in social organization and sociality.' Ralf H. J. M. Kurvers, The Quarterly Review of Biology

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The flock of greylag geese established by Konrad Lorenz in Austria in 1973 has become an influential model animal system and one of the few worldwide with complete life-history data spanning several decades. Based on the unique records of nearly 1000 free-living greylag geese, this is a synthesis of more than twenty years of behavioural research. It provides a comprehensive overview of a complex bird society, placing it in an evolutionary framework and drawing on a range of approaches, including behavioural (personality, aggression, pair bonding and clan formation), physiological, cognitive and genetic. With contributions from leading researchers, the chapters provide valuable insight into historic and recent research on the social behaviour of geese. All aspects of goose and bird sociality are discussed in the context of parallels with mammalian social organisation, making this a fascinating resource for anyone interested in integrative approaches to vertebrate social systems.

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• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1108810551
• ISBN 13: 9781108810555
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 256
• Herausgeber: Scheiber Isabella B. R