{"product_id":"the-ruff-9781408136782","title":"The Ruff","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003cb\u003e1 Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e   \u003cb\u003e2 The Pugnacious Father\u003c\/b\u003e 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   \u003cb\u003e3 The Vigilant Mother\u003c\/b\u003e 3.1 Breeding habitat 3.2 Parental care 3.3. Development of the chicks   \u003cb\u003e4 Indolence or Diligence?\u003c\/b\u003e 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?   \u003cb\u003e5 Comparison and Evolution\u003c\/b\u003e 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   \u003ci\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eList of bird names mentioned in the text\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSelected bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359387418967,"sku":"9781408136782","price":57.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781408136782.jpg?v=1754124507","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-ruff-9781408136782","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}