Title: Parent birds and their young /
Authors: Skutch, Alexander F. 1904-2004
Publisher: University of Texas Press,
Year: 1976
Subjects: Birds Behavior; Parental behavior in animals; Ethology; Birds; Socialization
Abstract: "A detailed survey ... of the family life and reproductive behavior of birds, from the formation of pairs to the young birds' attainment of independence."
Contents: The formation of pairs -- The stability of pairs -- Neglectful fathers -- Territory and its significance -- Nesting seasons -- The timing of nesting -- The forms and sites of nests -- Crafts and materials used in nest building -- The use and maintenance of nests -- Eggs -- Patterns of incubation -- The activities of incubating birds -- The constancy of incubation -- Incubation without animal heat -- The duration of incubation -- Hatching -- The newly hatched bird -- Brooding and temperature regulation -- The male parent's discovery of the nestlings -- Feeding the young -- Sanitation of the nest -- The interrelations of nestlings -- Leaving the nest -- The education of young birds -- I -- The education of young birds -- II -- The duration of parental care -- Helpers -- I -- Helpers -- II -- The nest as a dormitory -- Parental stratagems -- Direct defense of nests and young -- The rate of reproduction -- Regulation of the rate of reproduction.