Ever since the acorn woodpecker was observed and described by Spanish explorers, its behavior--particularly the unique habit of caching acorns in specialized storage trees or granaries--has impressed observers. Acorn woodpeckers are also one of the few temperate zone species in which young are reared communally in family groups. This demographic study investigates the complexities of acorn storage and group living in acorn woodpeckers at Hastings Reservation in central coastal California. It is one of the most thorough ...
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Ever since the acorn woodpecker was observed and described by Spanish explorers, its behavior--particularly the unique habit of caching acorns in specialized storage trees or granaries--has impressed observers. Acorn woodpeckers are also one of the few temperate zone species in which young are reared communally in family groups. This demographic study investigates the complexities of acorn storage and group living in acorn woodpeckers at Hastings Reservation in central coastal California. It is one of the most thorough studies of any avian social system to date.
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Textual graphs & tables. Minor rubbing. Slight page-edge soil. VG., dustwrapper. 22x14cm, xiii, 435 pp, Series: Monographs in Population Biology, 24. Contents: Introduction; Procedures & Methods; Overview of the Population; Ecological Consequences of Acorn Storage; Reproductive Success: General Patterns; Group Composition; Survivorship of Breeders; Sex Ratio, Survivorship, & Dispersal of Young; Consequences of Territorial Influence; The Life Table & Lifetime Reproductive Success; Population Regulation; Living in Groups: Retention of Offspring; Sharing Nests & Mates: Costs & Benefits; Acorn Woodpecker Sociability: Conclusions & Unanswered Questions; Appendices: Relatedness between Siblings & between Partners & Offspring; Estimation of Long Distance Dispersal; Scientific Names of Birds.
