Migration: The Biology of Life on the Move / Edition 2

by Hugh Dingle

Overview

A broad, multi-specific overview of the physiology, ecology, and evolution of migration, discussing and analysing migration across a full taxonomic range of organisms from primitive plants to classic migrants such as butterflies, whales, and birds.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199640393
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	09/10/2014
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	557,524
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Hugh Dingle is Professor in the Department of Entomology and Center for Population Biology, University of California, Davis. He is past President of the Animal Behavior Society and has a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Mihigan. After postdoctoral research at Cambridge and Michigan, Dingle went to the University of Iowa in 1964, moving to Davis in 1982. He has conducted research on migration in Kenya, Thailand, Australia, the Caribbean, and North America.

Table of Contents

IntroductionPart One: Migration and Methods for Its Study1. Taxonomy of Movement2. Migration: Definition and Scope3. Patterns in Migratory Journeys4. Methods for Studying MigrationPart Two: Proximate Factors in Migration5. Migration, Winds, and Currents6. Physiology of Migration7. Biomechanical and Bioenergetic Constraints on Migration8. Orientation and NavigationPart Three: Migratory Life Histories and Their Evolution9. Seasonal Migration Patterns10. Migration to Special Habitats11. Migration under Ephemeral Conditions12. Behavioral and Life-History Variability in Migration13. Polymorphisms and Polyphenisms14. Evolutionary Genetics of MigrationPart Four: Migration and Human Biology15. Human Interactions with Migration16. Summing Up and Future DirectionsReferences

Editorial Reviews

". . .an excellent introduction to current ideas and concepts concerning the promotion and maintenance of a wide range of movement patterns."—IBIS

"This is an interesting and thought provoking book in which the author successfully accomplishes his primary aim of generating a comparative survey of migratory behavior. . . Perhaps most important, the author also successfully integrates the dizzying array of definitions and key terms, both conceptual and operational, that comprise this field. Migration by Hugh Dingle is first-rate and should prove to be a valuable reference to students and researchers alike, regardless of taxonomic bias."—American Zoologist

"The book is well written and illustrated, provides a coherent approach to movement patterns, addresses the major topic areas, and suggests areas for future research." —Quarterly Review of Biology

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