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Author Skutch, Alexander F. (Alexander Frank), 1904-2004.

Title Helpers at birds' nests : a worldwide survey of cooperative breeding and related behavior / by Alexander F. Skutch ; illustrated by Dana Gardner ; foreword by Stephen T. Emlen
Edition An expanded ed
Published Iowa City, Iowa : University of Iowa Press, 1999

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Description 1 online resource (328 pages)
Contents Foreword to the 1999 Edition / Stephen T. Emlen -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Oceanic Birds -- 3. Precocial Birds -- 4. Diurnal Raptors -- 5. Rails, Coots, and Gallinules -- 6. Pigeons and Doves -- 7. Parrots -- 8. Cuckoos and Anis -- 9. Hoatzins -- 10. Swifts -- 11. Wood-hoopoes -- 12. Todies -- 13. Kingfishers -- 14. Bee-eaters -- 15. Hornbills -- 16. Puffbirds -- 17. Barbets -- 18. Toucans -- 19. Woodpeckers -- 20. Ovenbirds -- 21. American Flycatchers -- 22. Cotingas -- 23. New Zealand Wrens -- 24. Swallows -- 25. Crows and Jays -- 26. Mudnest Builders -- 27. Australian Butcher-birds and Bell-magpies -- 28. Titmice -- 29. Long-tailed Tits and Bushtits -- 30. Nuthatches -- 31. Treecreepers -- 32. Wrens -- 33. Gnatcatchers and Old World Warblers -- 34. Wren-warblers -- 35. Old World Flycatchers -- 36. Thrushes -- 37. Babblers and Allies -- 38. Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Catbirds -- 39. Accentors -- 40. Wood-swallows -- 41. Shrikes -- 42. Helmet-Shrikes -- 43. Starlings -- 44. Honeyeaters -- 45. White-eyes -- 46. Wood-warblers -- 47. Tanagers and Honeycreepers -- 48. New World Blackbirds and Orioles -- 49. Grosbeaks, Finches, and Sparrows -- 50. Weavers and Sparrows -- 51. The Significance of Interspecific Helping -- 52. Characteristics of Cooperative Breeders -- 53. Benefits and Evolution of Cooperative Breeding
Summary "In Helpers at Birds' Nests, renowned naturalist and ornithologist Alexander Skutch provides vivid, detailed accounts of a remarkable aspect of bird behavior - the aid that one bird gives another who is neither its mate nor its dependent young and who may even belong to a different species."--BOOK JACKET. "Skutch describes the cooperative behavior of more than fifty families of birds. Each family is introduced by a brief sketch of its distribution and outstanding features, followed by intimate, nontechnical accounts of the helpful behaviors that have been most carefully studied. Skutch considers the significance of helpful birds and discusses the theoretical aspects of cooperative breeding, its evolution, kin selection, altruism, and demography."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Birds -- Behavior.
Cooperative breeding in animals.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Ornithology.
NATURE -- Birdwatching Guides.
NATURE -- Animals -- Birds.
Birds -- Behavior
Cooperative breeding in animals
Form Electronic book
Author Gardner, Dana
ISBN 1587292254
9781587292255
9780877456742
0877456747