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020			_a9781139049955 (ebook)
020			_z9780521822701 (hardback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aQL696.A52 _bS652 2013
082	0	0	_a598.4/173 _223
245	0	4	_aThe Social Life of Greylag Geese : _bPatterns, Mechanisms and Evolutionary Function in an Avian Model System / _cedited by Isabella B. R. Scheiber, Brigitte M. Weiß, Josef Hemetsberger, Kurt Kotrschal.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2013.
300			_a1 online resource (249 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aThe 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.
650		0	_aSocial behavior in animals
700	1		_aScheiber, Isabella B. R., _eeditor.
700	1		_aWeiß, Brigitte M., _eeditor.
700	1		_aHemetsberger, Josef, _eeditor.
700	1		_aKotrschal, Kurt, _eeditor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521822701
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139049955
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c37506 _d37506