Project Gutenberg 2010-04-14 Public domain in the USA. 74 Howard, Henry Eliot 1873 1940 Howard, Eliot Howard, H. Eliot (Henry Eliot) Grönvold, Henrik 1858 1940 Gronvold, Henrik Grönvold, Henrick Grönvold, H. (Henrik) Lodge, George Edward 1860 1954 Lodge, G. E. (George Edward) Lodge, George E. Territory in Bird Life Reading ease score: 43.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Chris Curnow, Turgut Dincer, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Territory in Bird Life" by H. Eliot Howard is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work investigates the concept of territory among various bird species, particularly focusing on male birds' behavior during the breeding season. Specifically, it delves into how these males isolate themselves and establish dominance over specific areas for reproductive purposes, while making connections to their survival and reproductive success. The opening of the text sets the stage for a detailed examination of avian territorial behavior, beginning with the author's reflections on his long-standing interest in the study of Warblers. The author describes the initial observation that male birds establish territory at the onset of the breeding season, leading to a comprehensive exploration of the relationship between territorial behavior, song, and reproduction. He emphasizes that the tendency to secure a territory is an evolved trait crucial for survival and reproduction, drawing comparisons between this behavior and similar instincts observed in other species. As he outlines his research and theoretical frameworks, Howard aims to underscore the complex interplay of behavior, environment, and biological imperatives that govern territorial dynamics in the avian world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Birds Birds -- Territoriality QL Text Animal Animals-Wild-Birds Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 574955 574865 2024-10-13T13:43:30.606963 2023-09-14T06:48:43.202428 text/html text/html 563418 2021-01-06T11:37:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 1112343 2021-01-06T11:37:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1221229 2024-10-13T13:43:40.929915 application/epub+zip 1224899 2024-10-13T13:43:33.474956 application/epub+zip 263323 2024-10-13T13:43:31.766964 application/epub+zip 1449561 2024-10-13T13:43:46.042867 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1414514 2024-10-13T13:43:39.553924 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414487 2022-09-14T15:53:36.580039 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493619 2024-10-13T13:43:29.348982 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 493405 2021-01-06T11:37:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 165395 2021-01-06T11:37:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 493367 2021-01-06T11:37:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 165338 2021-01-06T11:37:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 493475 2021-01-06T11:37:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 165314 2021-01-06T11:37:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24574 2024-10-13T13:43:46.192893 application/rdf+xml 13199 2024-10-13T13:43:32.397211 image/jpeg 3790 2024-10-13T13:43:32.095935 image/jpeg 1184140 2024-10-13T13:43:30.690944 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia