Bird Migration: A General Survey
Ten years have passed since the first edition of this book. During that time the field of bird migration has experienced many advances which are reflected in this second edition. No other book exists to bring together the vast amount of information currently available on the subject of bird migration. Includes discussion of evolution and history of bird migration, physiology, orientation mechanisms and threats to migrations and is accessible to experts as well as amateurs.
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Bird Migration: A General Survey
Ten years have passed since the first edition of this book. During that time the field of bird migration has experienced many advances which are reflected in this second edition. No other book exists to bring together the vast amount of information currently available on the subject of bird migration. Includes discussion of evolution and history of bird migration, physiology, orientation mechanisms and threats to migrations and is accessible to experts as well as amateurs.
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Bird Migration: A General Survey

Bird Migration: A General Survey

Bird Migration: A General Survey

Bird Migration: A General Survey

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Ten years have passed since the first edition of this book. During that time the field of bird migration has experienced many advances which are reflected in this second edition. No other book exists to bring together the vast amount of information currently available on the subject of bird migration. Includes discussion of evolution and history of bird migration, physiology, orientation mechanisms and threats to migrations and is accessible to experts as well as amateurs.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780198507864
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 09/27/2001
Series: Oxford Ornithology Series , #12
Edition description: REV
Pages: 266
Product dimensions: 5.80(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction2. Evolution, genetic basis, and extent of bird migration3. History of bird migration studies4. Current methods of studying bird migration5. The Phenomena of bird migration6. Physiology bases and control of bird migration7. Orientation mechanisms8. Synopsis: course and control of migration of a typical long-distance migrant9. Threats and the conservation and the future of migrants10. Evolutionary aspects of bird migration in the future11. The significance of bird migration for human society12. OutlookGlossaryBibliographyIndex
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