Red-winged Blackbirds

Decision-making and Reproductive Success

By: Les D. Beletsky, Gordon H. Orians

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Hardcover | 15 February 1997 | Edition Number 1

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Drawing on detailed data from their sixteen-year study of red-winged blackbirds in the marshes of Washington's Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, Beletsky and Orians analyze the information redwings use to make breeding-season decisions and the consequences these decisions have for lifetime reproductive success. Because male and female redwings make different, and often independent, decisions--males focus on territory acquisition and maintenance, while females must choose when and where to nest and how much energy to invest in reproduction--the authors have taken the novel approach of studying the sexes separately.
Using analyses of observational data combined with field experiments and game-theoretical models, the authors provide new insights into the complex patterns of reproductive decision-making and breeding behavior in redwings. This book will be of interest to all who study social animals, including behavioral ecologists, evolutionary biologists, and ornithologists.

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List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Marshes as Breeding Habitats, Study Site, General Methods, and Lifetime Reproductive Success
When to Nest: Influences and Constraints on Starting Dates
Where to Nest: Influences and Constraints on Settling Decisions
How Much Effort to Invest in Breeding and When to Stop
How to Acquire a Territory: Theoretical Considerations
Territory Acquisition by Male Redwings: When, Where, and How
How to Continue as a Breeder: Territorial Dominance and Movements
On Being a Successful Red-Winged Blackbird
References
Index
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