Social Life of Greylag Geese (eBook, PDF)

Patterns, Mechanisms and Evolutionary Function in an Avian Model System
Redaktion: Scheiber, Isabella B. R.

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Produktbeschreibung

The flock of greylag geese established by Konrad Lorenz in Austria in 1973 has become an influential model animal system and one of the few worldwide with complete life-history data spanning several decades. Based on the unique records of nearly 1000 free-living greylag geese, this is a synthesis of more than twenty years of behavioural research. It provides a comprehensive overview of a complex bird society, placing it in an evolutionary framework and drawing on a range of approaches, including behavioural (personality, aggression, pair bonding and clan formation), physiological, cognitive and genetic. With contributions from leading researchers, the chapters provide valuable insight into historic and recent research on the social behaviour of geese. All aspects of goose and bird sociality are discussed in the context of parallels with mammalian social organisation, making this a fascinating resource for anyone interested in integrative approaches to vertebrate social systems.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. August 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781107287525
• Artikelnr.: 39420248

Inhaltsangabe

List of contributors; Preface Kurt Kotrschal; Acknowledgements; Part I.
Research Background: 1. Greylag geese: from general principles to the
Konrad Lorenz flock Josef Hemetsberger, Brigitte M. Weiß and Isabella B. R.
Scheiber; 2. Goose research then and now Katharina Hirschenhauser, Heidi
Buhrow, Helga Fischer and Kurt Kotrschal; Part II. From Individual to Clan:
3. Individuals matter: personality Simona Kralj-Fier, Jonathan Niall
Daisley and Kurt Kotrschal; 4. Maintenance of the monogamous pair bond
Iulia T. Nedelcu and Katharina Hirschenhauser; 5. Alternative social and
reproductive strategies Brigitte M. Weiß; 6. Beyond the pair bond: extended
family bonds and female-centred clan formation Isabella B. R. Scheiber and
Brigitte M. Weiß; Part III. Costs and Benefits of Social Life: 7. Causes
and consequences of aggressive behaviour and dominance rank Brigitte M.
Weiß; 8. The costs of sociality measured through heart rate modulation
Claudia A. F. Wascher and Kurt Kotrschal; 9. 'Tend and befriend': the
importance of social allies in coping with social stress Isabella B. R.
Scheiber; 10. How to tell friend from foe: cognition in a complex society
Brigitte M. Weiß, Christian Schloegl and Isabella B. R. Scheiber; Part IV.
Lessons for Vertebrate Social Life: 11. The greylag goose as a model for
vertebrate social complexity Isabella B. R. Scheiber, Kurt Kotrschal and
Brigitte M. Weiß; Index.