Provides a comprehensive overview of the fascinating and diverse field of avian incubation, covering the nest, the egg, incubation, and the study of avian reproduction.
Provides a comprehensive overview of the fascinating and diverse field of avian incubation, covering the nest, the egg, incubation, and the study of avian reproduction.
Charles started working on aspects of bird incubation in the early 1980s and has had a varied career since. Postgraduate research examined the physiological basis of egg turning during incubation and postdoctoral research described the effects of incubation temperature on growth and sex determination in alligators. Aside from scientific publications Charles has edited key review texts on avian and reptilian development and incubation, and ostrich biology. Since 2003 Charles has been teaching biology at the University of Lincoln, where he has added how bird nests function to his list of research interests. Jim has worked on the reproductive biology of a variety of bird species over the last 25 years including common kingfishers in the UK, spruce grouse in boreal forests of Canada, Florida scrub-jays in the oak scrublands of the southern USA and most recently sooty terns on Ascension Island in the South Atlantic. His research focuses on how human-induced changes in food availability, habitat structure, predation risk and ecological community structure influence the breeding behaviour, ecology, life history and ultimately the breeding performance of birds. Such research will become increasingly pertinent as we attempt to understand how bird populations respond to an ever-urbanising world.
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* Foreword * Preface * 1: S.J. Reynolds and D.C. Deeming: Incubating new ideas about avian reproduction * 2: D.C. Deeming: The fossil record and evolution of avian egg nesting and incubation * 3: S.D. Healy, K.V. Morgan and I.E. Bailey: Nest-construction behaviour * 4: D.C. Deeming and M.C. Mainwaring: Functional properties of nests * 5: M.C. Mainwaring, S.J. Reynolds and K. Weidinger: The influence of predation on the location and design of nests * 6: M.C. Mainwaring: Nest construction and incubation in a changing climate * 7: A. West, P. Cassey and C.M. Thomas: Microbiology of nests and eggs * 8: I. López-Rull and C. Macías Garcia: Control of invertebrate occupants of nests * 9: G.F. Birchard and D.C. Deeming: Egg allometry: influences of phylogeny and the altricial-precocial continuum * 10: T.D. Williams and T.G.G. Groothuis: Egg quality, embryonic development and post-hatching phenotype: an integrated perspective * 11: K. Brulez, T.W. Pike and S.J. Reynolds: Egg signalling: the use of visual, auditory and chemical stimuli * 12: V. Marasco and K.A. Spencer: Improvements in our understanding of behaviour during incubation * 13: A. Nord and J.B. Williams: The energetic costs of incubation * 14: G.R. Hepp, S.E. DuRant and W.A. Hopkins: Influence of incubation temperature on offspring phenotype and fitness in birds * 15: J.A. Smith, C.B. Cooper and S.J. Reynolds: Advances in techniques to study incubation * 16: D.C. Deeming and N.S. Jarrett: Applications of incubation science to aviculture and conservation * 17: C.B. Cooper, R.L. Bailey and D.I. Leech: The role of citizen science in studies of avian reproduction * 18: D.C. Deeming and S.J. Reynolds: Perspectives on avian nests and eggs
* Foreword * Preface * 1: S.J. Reynolds and D.C. Deeming: Incubating new ideas about avian reproduction * 2: D.C. Deeming: The fossil record and evolution of avian egg nesting and incubation * 3: S.D. Healy, K.V. Morgan and I.E. Bailey: Nest-construction behaviour * 4: D.C. Deeming and M.C. Mainwaring: Functional properties of nests * 5: M.C. Mainwaring, S.J. Reynolds and K. Weidinger: The influence of predation on the location and design of nests * 6: M.C. Mainwaring: Nest construction and incubation in a changing climate * 7: A. West, P. Cassey and C.M. Thomas: Microbiology of nests and eggs * 8: I. López-Rull and C. Macías Garcia: Control of invertebrate occupants of nests * 9: G.F. Birchard and D.C. Deeming: Egg allometry: influences of phylogeny and the altricial-precocial continuum * 10: T.D. Williams and T.G.G. Groothuis: Egg quality, embryonic development and post-hatching phenotype: an integrated perspective * 11: K. Brulez, T.W. Pike and S.J. Reynolds: Egg signalling: the use of visual, auditory and chemical stimuli * 12: V. Marasco and K.A. Spencer: Improvements in our understanding of behaviour during incubation * 13: A. Nord and J.B. Williams: The energetic costs of incubation * 14: G.R. Hepp, S.E. DuRant and W.A. Hopkins: Influence of incubation temperature on offspring phenotype and fitness in birds * 15: J.A. Smith, C.B. Cooper and S.J. Reynolds: Advances in techniques to study incubation * 16: D.C. Deeming and N.S. Jarrett: Applications of incubation science to aviculture and conservation * 17: C.B. Cooper, R.L. Bailey and D.I. Leech: The role of citizen science in studies of avian reproduction * 18: D.C. Deeming and S.J. Reynolds: Perspectives on avian nests and eggs
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