Adaptive strategies and population ecology of northern grouse. Volume 2, Theory and synthesis / Arthur T. Bergerud and Michael W. Gratson, editors.

The first volume contains eleven studies of eight grouse species; the second contains primarily the work of Bergerud, which utilizes the evidence in the first volume to advance theories of behavior and offer new demographic insights.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Bergerud, A. T., Gratson, Michael W.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©1988.
Subjects:	Grouse. Bird populations. Adaptation (Biology) NATURE > Birdwatching Guides. Bird populations Grouse
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Table of Contents:

Contents
Part II: Theory and Synthesis
Chapter 12. A Genetic Explanation for Ten-year Cycles of Grouse
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Defining the assumptions
12.3 The model
12.4 Parameters of the simulation
12.5 Realism of the assumptions
12.6 Results
12.7 Conclusions
12.8 Summary
Chapter 13. Mating Systems in Grouse
13.1 Introduction
13.2 The monogamy model
13.3 Female choice in the model
13.4 Food shortage and monogamy
13.5 The female view of the pair bond
13.6 The male view of the pair bond
13.7 Dispersed polygyny13.8 Clumped polygyny
13.9 Summary
Chapter 14. Survival and Breeding Strategies of Grouse
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Male advertising strategies
14.3 Advertising tactics of yearling males
14.4 Female nesting strategies
14.5 The strategy of selecting a male for breeding
14.6 The strategy of improving chick survival
14.7 Brood disbandment and migration
14.8 Strategies for winter survival
14.9 Polymorphic spacing strategy
14.10 Summary
Chapter 15. Population Ecology of North American Grouse
15.1 Introduction15.2 Percentage of hens nesting
15.3 Clutch size in grouse
15.4 Nesting success
15.5 Mortality of chicks
15.6 Mortality of juveniles and adults
15.7 Theories of population change
15.8 The 10-year cycle in grouse
15.9 Limitation of breeding numbers
15.10 Summary
Chapter 16. Increasing the Numbers of Grouse
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Mechanisms of density
16.3 Control of hunting
16.4 Control of food
16.5 Control of cover
16.6 Predator control
16.7 Control of space
16.8 Successful management
16.9 SummaryReferences
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Adaptive strategies and population ecology of northern grouse. Volume 2, Theory and synthesis / Arthur T. Bergerud and Michael W. Gratson, editors.

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