The Evolution of Begging Competition, Cooperation and Communication /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2002.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2002. |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47660-6 |
Table of Contents:
- Theoretical Approaches
- Models of Begging as a Signal of Need
- State-Dependent Begging with Asymmetries and Costs: A Genetic Algorithm Approach
- Begging and Cooperation: An Exploratory Flight
- Parental Investment in Relation to Offspring Sex
- Begging as a Signal and the Issue of Costs
- The Evolution of Complex Begging Displays
- The Sibling Negotiation Hypothesis
- Efficacy and the Design of Begging Signals
- Energetic Costs of Begging Behaviour
- Begging Behaviour and Nest Predation
- Nestling Physiology
- Appetite and the Subjectivity of Nestling Hunger
- Nestling Digestive Physiology and Begging
- Hormonal Regulation of Begging Behaviour
- Immunity and Begging
- Sibling Competition
- Begging and Asymmetric Nestling Competition
- Sibling Competition and the Evolution of Brood Size and Development Rate in Birds
- Feeding Chases in Penguins: Begging Competition on the Run?
- Sibling Competition and Parental Control: Patterns of Begging in Parrots
- Begging Versus Aggression in Avian Broodmate Competition
- Begging and Brood Parasitism
- Begging Behaviour and Host Exploitation in Parasitic Cowbirds
- Dishonest Begging and Host Manipulation by Clamator Cuckoos
- Breeding Strategy and Begging Intensity: Influences on Food Delivery by Parents and Host Selection by Parasitic Cuckoos
- Begging for Parental Care from Another Species: Specialization and Generalization in Brood-Parasitic Finches
- Statistical Approaches
- Logistic Regression and the Analysis of Begging and Parental Provisioning
- Statistical Challenges in the Study of Nestling Begging.