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Page 191
... courtship drive could be further subdivided into a group of separate drives each responsible for one of the various courtship displays . At some point this multiplication of drives not only seems a little silly but makes the meaning of ...
... courtship drive could be further subdivided into a group of separate drives each responsible for one of the various courtship displays . At some point this multiplication of drives not only seems a little silly but makes the meaning of ...
Page 280
... courtship in green herons , as is true for kittiwakes but not for black - headed gulls . Both kittiwake and green heron territoriality and courtship are focused entirely on the future nest site . The stretch display has been described ...
... courtship in green herons , as is true for kittiwakes but not for black - headed gulls . Both kittiwake and green heron territoriality and courtship are focused entirely on the future nest site . The stretch display has been described ...
Page 478
... courtship to begin will depend on her perception of the suitor as a suitable mate and father , one able AND willing to make a large parental investment . The male's appearance , behavior and reputation provide important information on ...
... courtship to begin will depend on her perception of the suitor as a suitable mate and father , one able AND willing to make a large parental investment . The male's appearance , behavior and reputation provide important information on ...
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ability action potentials activity adaptations adult allele animal species auditory axon beak bees BEHAVIOR CHAPTER behavior patterns biological birds black-headed gull brain capture chicks Color copulation cortex courtship cues Darwin's finches detect display E. O. Wilson ECOLOGY effect eggs energy environment environmental enzymes evolution evolutionary evolved example experience favor feeding female Figure finches flies foraging gametes ganglion genes genetic genotype green heron gull habitat havior highly hive honeybee HUMAN BEHAVIOR hunting incubating individuals infant innate input insects kittiwake larva laughing gull learning male mate mechanisms membrane moth muscles natural selection nerve cells nervous system nest neural neurons Offprint offspring perception Photograph physiological population possible predators prey produce rats receptors relatively release reproductive success response Scientific American selection pressures sensory sexual signal social song sounds spider stimuli subesophageal ganglion territory Tinbergen tion traits visual wasp white-crowned white-crowned sparrow York young