The Canary: Natural History, Science and Cultural Significance

The Canary: Natural History, Science and Cultural Significance covers the ecology, evolution and conservation of the canary and related species, along with the history and cultural significance of the domestic canary worldwide and various scientific disciplines in which canaries have played a key role as a model species. The book synthesizes the multiple ways in which the canary and its relatives have been, and continue to be, an important scientific model in diverse areas and have influenced human culture. Each chapter is written by international experts in areas such as biogeography, animal behavior, evolutionary ecology, conservation, neurobiology, genetics, or ethnology. In covering this eclectic array of topics, while always focusing on the canary and its close relatives, this book uses the immense appeal of the canary as a vehicle to present notions of ecology, evolution, biodiversity conservation, and so on, to a wide audience. Details all aspects of Crithagra and Serinus canaries as well as relatives like crossbillsStructured to begin with more accessible topics like natural history, domestication, and conservationCloses with discussions of more specialized topics like evolution, neurobiology, behavior and genomics INDICE: Part I: From the Atlantic to peoples' homes 1. Macaronesian birds and the natural environment of the canary 2. The wild canary - ecology and behavior in the Atlantic 3. The domestication and cultural significance of the canary Part II: The canary and its relatives 4. The family tree and biogeographic history of canary relatives 5. Ecology and conservation of the world's canaries 6. The peculiar cousins: lessons from the ecology and evolution of crossbills 7. Evolution of song and colour across the canary relatives Part III: A model for science 8. What the canary can tell us about singing and the brain 9. Eggs, hormones, and breeding 10. Canary domestication as a model for genomics research

• ISBN: 978-0-443-15350-1
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 308
• Fecha Publicación: 27/11/2023
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés