Population Ecology of the Cooperatively Breeding Acorn Woodpecker
Ronald L. Mumme, Walter D. Koenig
Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik / ÷kologie
Beschreibung
Ever since the acorn woodpecker was observed and described by Spanish explorers, its behavior--particularly the unique habit of caching acorns in specialized storage trees or granaries--has impressed observers. Acorn woodpeckers are also one of the few temperate zone species in which young are reared communally in family groups. This demographic study investigates the complexities of acorn storage and group living in acorn woodpeckers at Hastings Reservation in central coastal California. It is one of the most thorough studies of any avian social system to date.
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Behavioral ecology, Predation, Egg as food, Population ecology, Population size, Grandparent, Reciprocal altruism, Effective population size, Bee-eater, American kestrel, Mutualism (biology), Egg, Sex ratio, Granary, Kin selection, Pinyon jay, Clark's nutcracker, Ecology, Willow ptarmigan, Green wood hoopoe, Ornithology, Pine nut, Natural experiment, Group selection, Fitness (biology), Female, Acorn woodpecker, Staple food, Mortality rate, Reproductive value (population genetics), Mexican jay, Biomass (ecology), Florida scrub jay, House sparrow, Pied kingfisher, Reproductive success, Common starling, Lewis's woodpecker, Red-bellied woodpecker, Extended family, Brown jay, Natural selection, Bird nest, Cooper's hawk, Coefficient of relationship, Shrub, Longevity, Woodpecker, Cooperative breeding, Yearling (horse), The Evolution of Cooperation, Male egg, Nest, Pine, African wild dog, Inclusive fitness, Demographic analysis, Bird, Life table, Social facilitation, Tit (bird), Brood (honey bee), Sampling (statistics), Nest box, Population process, Crane fly, Evergreen forest, Red-cockaded woodpecker, Sibling, White stork