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Note publique d'information : Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Birds, Second Edition provides the most updated and
comprehensive review on the evolution of behavior in tropical landbirds. The book
reviews gaps in our knowledge that were identified twenty years ago when the first
edition was published, highlights recent discoveries that have filled those gaps,
and identifies new areas in urgent need of study. It covers key topics, including
timing of breeding, movement ecology, life history traits, slow vs. fast pace of life,
mating systems, mate choice, territoriality, communication, biotic interactions, and
conservation. Written by international experts on the behavior of tropical birds,
the book explores why the tropics is a unique natural laboratory to study the evolution
of bird behavior and why temperate zone species are so different. A recent surge of
studies on tropical birds has helped to reduce the temperate zone bias that arose
because most avian model species in behavioral ecology were adapted to northern temperate
climates. This is an important resource for researchers, ecologists and conservationists
who want to understand the rich and complex evolutionary history of avian behavior.
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