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Bird Love

The Family Life of Birds

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Exploring the diverse mating systems of birds, this book examines courtship, nest-building, and parenting strategies across species. It highlights unique behaviors, such as male childcare in wattled jacanas and brood parasitism in cuckoos. The text discusses the benefits of promiscuity among dunnocks and the necessity of monogamy for some species. It also showcases elaborate mating displays by male birds and the impressive bower-building skills of bowerbirds. Beautifully illustrated, it celebrates the rich variety of avian reproductive strategies worldwide.

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Bird Love, Wenfei Tong

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2020
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Título
Bird Love
Subtítulo
The Family Life of Birds
Idioma
Inglés
Publicado en
2020
Formato
Tapa dura
Páginas
192
ISBN13
9780691188843
Serie
Calificación
4,15 de 5
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Exploring the diverse mating systems of birds, this book examines courtship, nest-building, and parenting strategies across species. It highlights unique behaviors, such as male childcare in wattled jacanas and brood parasitism in cuckoos. The text discusses the benefits of promiscuity among dunnocks and the necessity of monogamy for some species. It also showcases elaborate mating displays by male birds and the impressive bower-building skills of bowerbirds. Beautifully illustrated, it celebrates the rich variety of avian reproductive strategies worldwide.