| Description |
280 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-261) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / by Scott Weidensaul -- Introduction : It's tough to be a bird -- Birds, beaks, and bellies : the whys and wherefores of foraging -- Can you see UV? : how birds employ their sensory abilities -- Ups and downs : the animals that conquered the air -- Travel hither and yon : migration and navigation in an endless sky -- Weather survival strategies : enduring heat, cold, wind, and rain -- Bird communities : how birds live together -- Human influences : what we do to birds. |
| Subject |
Birds -- Evolution.
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Birds -- Behavior.
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Birds -- Adaptation.
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Birds -- Behavior -- Evolution.
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Birds -- Behavior.
(OCoLC)fst00832976
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Birds -- Evolution.
(OCoLC)fst00833011
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Lederer, Roger J., author. Beaks, bones, and bird songs Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2016 9781604697520 (DLC) 2015051354 |
| ISBN |
9781604696486 (hardcover) |
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1604696486 (hardcover) |
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