| Edition |
Third edition / edited by Irby Lovette, John W. Fitzpatrick. |
| Description |
xiii, 716 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Why study birds? / Irby J. Lovette and John W. Fitzpatrick -- 2. Avian diversity and classification / Irby J. Lovette -- 3. How birds evolve / Irby J. Lovette -- 4. Feathers and plumages / Kimberly Bostwich -- 5. Avian flight / Bret W. Tobalske -- 6. Avian anatomy / Howard E. Evans -- 7. Bird physiology / Scott McWilliams, Elizabeth Adkins-Regan, and Carol Vleck -- 8. Avian food and foraging / Thomas W. Sherry -- 9. Avian mating and social behavior / John Alcock -- 10. Avian vocal behavior / Bruce E. Byers and Donald E. Kroodsma -- 11. Breeding biology of birds / David W. Winkler -- 12. Avian migration and dispersal / David W. Winkler, Judy Shamoun-Baranes, and Theunis Piersma -- 13. Ecology of bird populations / Walter D. Koenig -- Bird communities / Russell S. Greenberg -- 14. Bird conservation / John W. Fitzpatrick and Amanda D. Rodewald. |
| Summary |
"This much-anticipated third edition of the Handbook of Bird Biology is an essential and comprehensive resource for everyone interested in learning more about birds, from casual bird watchers to formal students of ornithology. Wherever you study birds your enjoyment will be enhanced by a better understanding of the incredible diversity of avian lifestyles. Arising from the renowned Cornell Lab of Ornithology and authored by a team of experts from around the world, the Handbook covers all aspects of avian diversity, behaviour, ecology, evolution, physiology, and conservation. Using examples drawn from birds found in every corner of the globe, it explores and distills the many scientific discoveries that have made birds one of our best known - and best loved - parts of the natural world. This edition has been completely revised and is presented with more than 800 full color images. It provides readers with a tool for life-long learning about birds and is suitable for bird watchers and ornithology students, as well as for ecologists, conservationists, and resource managers who work with birds. The Handbook of Bird Biology is the companion volume to the Cornell Lab's renowned distance learning course, Ornithology: Comprehensive Bird Biology."-- from amazon.com. |
| Subject |
Ornithology.
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Birds.
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Birds. (OCoLC)fst00832970
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Ornithology. (OCoLC)fst01048358
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Ornithologie. (DE-588)4075708-0
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Vögel. (DE-588)4063673-2
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| Added Author |
Lovette, Irby, editor.
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Cornell University. Laboratory of Ornithology.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Third edition / edited by Irby Lovette [and three others]. Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2016 9781118291047 (DLC) 2016007271 |
| ISBN |
9781118291054 (cloth) |
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1118291050 |
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