The snow geese of La Pérouse Bay : natural selection in the wild /

The snow geese of La Pérouse Bay : natural selection in the wild /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Cooke, F. (Fred)
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Description:	xv, 297 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Oxford ornithology series 4
Subject:	Snow goose -- Manitoba -- La Pérouse Bay. Snow goose -- Manitoba -- La Pérouse Bay -- Evolution. Natural selection. Natural selection. Snow goose. Hudson Bay -- La Pérouse Bay.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2331604

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Other authors / contributors:	Rockwell, Robert F. Lank, David B.
ISBN:	0198540647 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-289) and indexes.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
The Lesser Snow Geese of La Perouse Bay
Population structure and gene flow
Fitness components model of Snow Goose life cycle
Pairing, mating, and parental care
Annual variation in fitness componentsAge effects
Heritability of quantitative traits
Plumage colourClutch size
The timing of reproduction
Egg sizeBody size
Synthesis and conclusions
References
Author index
Subject index