The Ecology and Behavior of the Lewis Woodpecker

DOCTORATE DISSERTATION: A study on the ecology and behavior of the Lewis Woodpecker,Asyndesmus lewis. The paper is divided into sections related to various ecological and behavioral problems - feeding, functional anatomy, competition, nesting, and the like. The author has 'endeavored to show how the various aspects of its natural history combine to form an adaptive unit.' Contents include: Habitat and Distribution, Migration and Opportunism, Structural Adaptations, Sexual Dimorphism, Feeding Behavior, Comparison w/ other Woodpeckers, Ecology of Acorn Storage, Competition, Breeding Behavior, Possible Evolution and Relationships.