TY - BOOK AU - Anderson,Ted R. TI - Biology of the ubiquitous house sparrow: from genes to populations [electronic resource] SN - 0199790019 (ebook) : AV - QL696.P264 U1 - 598.8'87 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - English sparrow KW - House KW - Biology N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Is the house sparrow a contemporary 'canary in the mine'? Other topics of interest include the reproductive and flock-foraging strategies of sparrows, and sexual selection and the function of the male badge in the species. This book also explores the role of the house sparrow in disease transmission to humans and their domesticated animals UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195304114.001.0001 ER -