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Explore the fascinating world of colonial ground-nesting birds and their adaptive behaviors, from mobbing tactics to defensive strategies. This comprehensive study delves into the evolutionary origins and benefits of these behaviors, shedding light on the dynamics of nesting colonies and group interactions in avian species.
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Figure 6.1 Mobbing behavior of colonial, ground-nesting gulls
Figure 6.6 Gull phylogeny and two scenarios for the origin of cliff-nesting behavior
Figure 6.6 Gull phylogeny and two scenarios for the origin of cliff-nesting behavior (Part 1)
Figure 6.6 Gull phylogeny and two scenarios for the origin of cliff-nesting behavior (Part 2)
Figure 6.9 Colonial California ground squirrels mob their snake enemies
Figure 6.16 Cryptic coloration depends on background selection
Figure 6.18 Predation risk and background selection by moths
Figure 6.21 Safety lies in false edges for prey that exploit their predator’s edge detectors
Figure 6.22 Personal hygiene by a skipper butterfly larva may be an antipredator adaptation
Figure 6.26 An advertisement of unprofitability to deter pursuit?
Figure 6.27 Cheetahs abandon hunts more often when gazelles stot
Figure 6.28 Are pushup displays an honest signal of a lizard’s physiological condition?
Figure 6.29 The lizard Cnemidophorus murinus often waves a foreleg at humans that disturb it
