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Shorebirds

Breeding Behavior and Populations

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  • © 1984

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Editors:
  1. Joanna Burger

    1. Department of Biology and Bureau of Biological Research, Rutgers University, Piscataway, USA

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  2. Bori L. Olla

    1. Oregon State University, Newport, USA
      Northwest and Alaska Fisheries Center, Seattle, USA

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. The Classification of the Shorebirds of the World

    • Michael Gochfeld, Joanna Burger, Joseph R. Jehl Jr.
    Pages 1-15

  3. Shorebirds as Marine Animals

    • Joanna Burger
    Pages 17-81

  4. Population Dynamics of Shorebirds

    • P. R. Evans, M. W. Pienkowski
    Pages 83-123

  5. Breeding Area Fidelity, Natal Philopatry, and the Social Systems of Sandpipers

    • Lewis W. Oring, David B. Lank
    Pages 125-147

  6. The Evolution of Polyandry in Shorebirds

    • Sarah Lenington
    Pages 149-167

  7. Communication in Breeding Shorebirds

    • Edward H. Miller
    Pages 169-241

  8. The Evolution of Parental Behavior and Clutch Size in Shorebirds

    • Jeffrey R. Walters
    Pages 243-287

  9. Antipredator Behavior: Aggressive and Distraction Displays of Shorebirds

    • Michael Gochfeld
    Pages 289-377

  10. Conservation of Nearctic Shorebirds

    • Stanley E. Senner, Marshall A. Howe
    Pages 379-421

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 433-437
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About this book

Among birds, shorebirds provide some of the more unique opportunities to examine basic problems in behavior, ecology, and evolution. This is in large measure due to the diversity, both behaviorally and ecologically, of a group closely related taxonomically and distributed throughout the world. The overall aim of these two volumes is to provide a representative selection of current research being conducted on shorebird behavior and ecology. Traditionally, marine birds have included those species that breed in large colonies on offshore islands along coasts (see Volume 4 of this series). Although shorebirds have generally not been considered within this group, the fact that almost 40% of the species breed along coasts and more than 60% often or always spend the nonbreeding season in coastal habitats more than justifies their inclusion as marine birds (at least those species that totally or partially depend upon the marine environment). Their inclusion markedly increases species diversity in marine birds since shorebirds add about 217 species to the 280 that are traditionally thought of as marine.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Biology and Bureau of Biological Research, Rutgers University, Piscataway, USA

    Joanna Burger

  • Oregon State University, Newport, USA

    Bori L. Olla

  • Northwest and Alaska Fisheries Center, Seattle, USA

    Bori L. Olla

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Shorebirds

  • Book Subtitle: Breeding Behavior and Populations

  • Editors: Joanna Burger, Bori L. Olla

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4691-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-4693-7Published: 15 April 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-4691-3Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 437

  • Number of Illustrations: 53 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Evolutionary Biology, Zoology

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