Renowned ornithologist Tim Birkhead uses birds' eggs as wondrous portals into natural history, enlivened by the stories of naturalists and scientists, including Birkhead and his students, whose discoveries have advanced current scientific knowledge of reproduction.
Birds
by Norris, David O., Lopez, Kristin H.
fromHormones and reproduction of vertebrates
This series of volumes represents a comprehensive and integrated treatment of reproduction in vertebrates from fishes of all sorts through mammals. It is designed to provide a readable, coordinated description of reproductive basics in each group of vertebrates as well as an int…
Birds
by Norris, David O., Lopez, Kristin H.
fromHormones and reproduction of vertebrates
This series of volumes represents a comprehensive and integrated treatment of reproduction in vertebrates from fishes of all sorts through mammals. It is designed to provide a readable, coordinated description of reproductive basics in each group of vertebrates as well as an int…
Hormones and reproduction of vertebrates
Birds, Volume 4 in the five-volume work Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, is a reference for vertebrate endocrinologists and those studying all aspects of the biology and control of reproduction in birds. It brings together current knowledge in the field, with an emphasi…
The second part of volume 6 discusses sexual selection of ultraviolet and structural signals; melanins and carotenoids as feather colorants and signals; sexual selection and auditory signaling; odors and chemical signaling; sexual dimorphism; sexual selection, signal selection a…