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Parasitic Birds and Their Hosts
Studies in Coevolution
Edited by Stephen I. Rothstein and Scott K. Robinson
456 pages
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9 halftones, numerous line drawings
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254x178mm
978-0-19-509976-8
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Hardback
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07 January 1999
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- The studies presented are from all major regions of the world
- Includes work done by nearly every person who has published major papers on brood parasitism in the last decade
- The book is the first to cover all groups of parasitic birds
This book is the first to present a copmprehensive overview of the diverse kinds of birds and interactions involved in avian brood parasitism. This phenomenon has attracted the interests of naturalists and evolutionists since Darwin, yet very few researchers applied modern evolutionary theory and experimental methods to the study of the adaptations for and against brood parasitism by parasitic birds and their hosts until 25 years ago. The amount of work being done on parasitic birds has grown at an accelerating rate in the last decade as numerous researchers have begun to pursue the study of these birds. This book has papers written by individuals or
research groups from all over the world who have been responsible for nearly every major, comprehensive study to appear in the last 10 years.Readership: Ornithologists, graduate students, faculty and professionals in ornithology, evolutionary biology, behavioral ecology.
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Edited by Stephen I. Rothstein, Department of Biological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, and Scott K. Robinson, Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL
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"'...the first comprehensive review of the ecology of avian brood parasites...The book is well documented and should be a useful reference text.'" - ASLIB Book Guide, vol. 64, No. 5, May 1999
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Preface
Dedication to Herbert Friedmann
Section 1 - Overview and Commentary
Stephen I. Rothstein and Scott K. Robinson: Ch. 1: The Evolution and Ecology of Brood Parasitism
Section 2 - Coevolution Between Cuckoos and Their Hosts
Nicholas N. Davies and Michael de L. Brooke: Ch. 2: Cuckoos Versus Hosts: Experimental Evidence for Coevolution
Hiroyoshi Higuchi: Ch. 3: Host Use and Egg Color of Japanese Cuckoos
Hiroshi Nakamura, Satoshi Kubota, and Reiko Suzuki: Ch. 4: Coevolution Between the Common Cuckoo and Its Major Hosts in Japan: Stable Versus Dynamic Specialization on Hosts
Manuel Soler, Juan J. Soler, and Juan G. Martinez: Ch. 5: Duration of Sympatry and Coevolution Between the Great Spotted Cuckoo and its Primary Host, the Magpie
Luis Arias-de-Reyna: Ch. 6: Coevolution of the Great Spotted Cuckoo and its Hosts
Brian J. Gill: Ch. 7: Behavior and Ecology of the Shining Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus
Robert B. Payne and Laura L. Payne: Ch. 8: Nestling Eviction and Vocal Behavior in the Australian Glossy Cuckoos Chrysococcyx Basalis and C. lucidus
Section 3 - Coevolution Between Cowbirds and Their Hosts
Rosendo M. Fraga: Ch. 9: Interactions of the Parasitic Screaming and Shiny Cowbirds with a Shared Host, the Bay-winged Cowbird
Spencer G. Sealy, Diane L. Neudorf, Keith A. Hobson, and Sharon A. Gill: Ch. 10: Nest Defense by potential Hosts of the Brown-headed Cowbird: Methodological Approaches, Benefits of Defense, and Coevolution
Gustavo H. Kattan: Ch. 11: Impact of Brood Parasitism: Why do House Wrens Accept Shiny Cowbird Eggs?
Section 4 - Models of Parasite-Host Coevolution: Equilibrium Versus Lag
Arnon Lotem and Hiroshi Nakamura: Ch. 12: Evolutionary Equilibria in Avian Brood Parasitism: An Alternative to the "Arms Race-Evolutionary Lag" Concept
Eivan Roskaft and Arne Moksnes: Ch. 13: Coevolution Between Brood Parasites and Their Hosts: An Optimality Theory Approach
Ian G. McLean and Richard F. Maloney: Ch. 14: Brood Parasitism, Recognition, and Response: The Options
Section 5 - Effects of Parasitism on Host Population Dynamics
Cheryl L. Trine, W. Douglas Robinson, and Scott K. Robinson: Ch. 15: Consequences of Brown-headed Cowbird Brood Parasitism for Host Population Dynamics
James N.M. Smith and Isla H. Myers-Smith: Ch. 16: Spatial Variation in Parasitism of Song Sparrows by Brown-headed Cowbirds
Alexander Cruz, William Post, Janes W. Wiley, Catherine P. Ortega, Tammie K. Nakamura, and John W. Prather: Ch. 17: Potential Impoacts of Cowbird Range Expansion in Florida
Section 6 - Consequences of Parasitism for the Mating Systems and Life Histories of Brood Parasites
Phoebe Barnard: Ch. 18: Variability in the Mating Systems of Parasitic Birds
Section 7 - Conspecific Brood Parasitism
Michael D. Sorenson: Ch. 19: Patterns of Parasitic Egg Laying and Typical Nesting in Redhead and Canvasback Ducks
Harry W. Power: Ch. 20: Quality Cotrol and the Important Questions in Avian Conspecific Parasitism
Anders P. Moller: Ch. 21: Density-dependent Intraspecific Nest Parasitism and Anti-parasite Behavior in the Barn Swallow Hirundo Rustica
Wendy M. Jackson: Ch. 22: Egg-discrimination and Egg-color Variability in the Northern Masked Weaver: The Importance of Conspecific Versus Interspecific Parasitism
Section 8 - Major Unresolved Questions
Stephen I. Rothstein and Scott K. Robinson: Ch. 23: Major Unanswered Questions in the Study of Avian Brood Parasitism
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