The zebra finch: a synthesis of field and laboratory studies

Abstract

1. Systematics and phylogeny 2. Distribution and habitat 3. Morphology, domestication, and moult 4. Feeding ecology 5. Drinking, water relations, and temperature regulation 6. Coloniality and breeding ecology 7. Breeding periodicity 8. Populations 9. Social and reproductive behaviour 10. Vocalizations 11. Song 12. Sexual selection and mate choice 13. Life history and adaptations Appendices References Index