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Preface 1 Introduction 2 The Pugnacious Father 2.1 The lek site 2.2 Territories 2.3 Satellite males 2.4 Marginal males 2.5 Plumage diversity 2.6 Females on leks 2.7 Mating 2.8 Alternative male strategies 3 The Vigilant Mother 3.1 Breeding habitat 3.2 Parental care 3.3. Development of the chicks 4 Indolence or Diligence? 4.1 Distribution 4.2 Diet and foraging 4.3 Moult 4.4 Migration 4.5 Costs and time-schedules 4.6 Do females nest near the leks which they visit? 5 Comparison and Evolution 5.1 Taxonomic relationships 5.2 Courtship and mating pattern 5.3 Variation in size and plumage 5.4 The ancestors and their contrasting social lives Epilogue List of bird names mentioned in the text Selected bibliography Index

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    A Hardback by Johan G. Van Rhijn

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: 1/30/2010 12:10:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781408136782, 978-1408136782
      ISBN10: 1408136783
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      Zoology: birds (ornithology)

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents
      Preface 1 Introduction 2 The Pugnacious Father 2.1 The lek site 2.2 Territories 2.3 Satellite males 2.4 Marginal males 2.5 Plumage diversity 2.6 Females on leks 2.7 Mating 2.8 Alternative male strategies 3 The Vigilant Mother 3.1 Breeding habitat 3.2 Parental care 3.3. Development of the chicks 4 Indolence or Diligence? 4.1 Distribution 4.2 Diet and foraging 4.3 Moult 4.4 Migration 4.5 Costs and time-schedules 4.6 Do females nest near the leks which they visit? 5 Comparison and Evolution 5.1 Taxonomic relationships 5.2 Courtship and mating pattern 5.3 Variation in size and plumage 5.4 The ancestors and their contrasting social lives Epilogue List of bird names mentioned in the text Selected bibliography Index

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