CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xi
4. LIST OF TABLES xv
5. PREFACE xvii
6. CHAPTER ONE. Introduction 1
7. CHAPTER TWO. Diversity of Nests and Major Evolutionary Trends in Nest Building 8
8. CHAPTER THREE. Speciation and Nest Building 41
9. CHAPTER FOUR. Mate Selection and Nest Building 57
10. CHAPTER FIVE. Bowerbirds, Bowers, and Nests 74
11. CHAPTER SIX. Nest-site Selection and the Physical Environment 86
12. CHAPTER SEVEN. Adaptations of Nest Building to the Physical Environment 101
13. CHAPTER EIGHT. Nest Competitors and Parasites 122
14. CHAPTER NINE. Predators and Nests 142
15. CHAPTER TEN. How Birds Build Their Nests 164
16. CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Analysis of Nest Building by Weaverbirds 190
17. CHAPTER TWELVE. The Development of Nest-building Ability 211
18. CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Internal Factors in the Control of Nest Building 225
19. CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The Evolution of Gregarious Nesting 245
20. APPENDIX ONE. Bird Families of the World and Their Nest Types 275
21. APPENDIX TWO. Where to Find Photographs of Bird Nests 285
22. REFERENCES 287
23. AUTHOR INDEX 319
24. SUBJECT INDEX 327