- Hardcover: 312 pages
- Publisher: OUP Oxford (27 April 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0198540647
- ISBN-13: 978-0198540649
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 19.6 x 2.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,804,836 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"The results of 25 years of studying 40,000 individually marked adult Snow Geese, 45,000 nests, and 110,000 goslings at a colony in northern Manitoba are synthesized in this book. The study seeks to understand roles played by genetics, behavior, and ecology on a population of wild Snow Geese in terms of evolution of their natural populations. The workings of natural selection are thus determined on characters such as plumage color, time of breeding, clutch and egg sizes, fitness, and goose body size. This is a landmark work of primary interest to professional biologists and ornithologists. Highly recommended."--Wildlife Activist
"The wealth of data and ideas in the book will make it a valuable addition to the libraries of those with interests in either applied biology of wildlife or evolutionary biology." --Ecology
"Long-term studies on natural populations are essential for testing evolutionary theory in the field, particularly the theory of natural selection. At the sa
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This unique title evaluates the results from one of the most significant long-term studies of birds in the late twentieth century. The authors evaluate the working of natural selection on Snow Goose plumage colour, seasonal timing of breeding, clutch size, egg size and body size. With information gathered over 26 years on 40,000 individually marked adult geese, 45,000 nests and more than 110,000 goslings at one colony in northern Manitoba, this work is a landmark in avian biology and population genetics.
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