The Evolution of Begging Book

	Preface
	Theoretical Approaches
1	Models of Begging as a Signal of Need	1
2	State-Dependent Begging with Asymmetries and Costs: A Genetic Algorithm Approach	21
3	Begging and Cooperation: An Exploratory Flight	43
4	Parental Investment in Relation to Offspring Sex	65
	Begging as a Signal and the Issue of Costs
5	The Evolution of Complex Begging Displays	87
6	The Sibling Negotiation Hypothesis	107
7	Efficacy and the Design of Begging Signals	127
8	Energetic Costs of Begging Behaviour	143
9	Begging Behaviour and Nest Predation	163
	Nestling Physiology
10	Appetite and the Subjectivity of Nestling Hunger	173
11	Nestling Digestive Physiology and Begging	199
12	Hormonal Regulation of Begging Behaviour	221
13	Immunity and Begging	245
	Sibling Competition
14	Begging and Asymmetric Nestling Competition	269
15	Sibling Competition and the Evolution of Brood Size and Development Rate in Birds	283
16	Feeding Chases in Penguins: Begging Competition on the Run?	303
17	Sibling Competition and Parental Control: Patterns of Begging in Parrots	319
18	Begging versus Aggression in Avian Broodmate Competition	337
	Begging and Brood Parasitism
19	Begging Behaviour and Host Exploitation in Parasitic Cowbirds	361
20	Dishonest Begging and Host Manipulation by Clamator Cuckoos	389
21	Breeding Strategy and Begging Intensity: Influences on Food Delivery by Parents and Host Selection by Parasitic Cuckoos	413
22	Begging for Parental Care from Another Species: Specialization and Generalization in Brood-Parasitic Finches	429
	Statistical Approaches
23	Logistic Regression and the Analysis of Begging and Parental Provisioning	451
24	Statistical Challenges in the Study of Nestling Begging	473
	Species Index	493
	Subject Index	499