Bird song : biological themes and variations

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Bird song : biological themes and variations

C.K. Catchpole, P.J.B. Slater

Cambridge University Press, 1995

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

Bird Song has long been an inspiration to poets, and a delight to many other people, but why do birds sing? Bird song has been studied extensively in the past few decades, so that there is now hardly an area of animal behaviour on to which studies of song do not shed light. This book explores the study of bird song from the biological viewpoint, reviewing the literature written on the subject and considering its intricate nature. It is written with a wide readership in mind so that, while undergraduate and postgraduate students of biology may gain particularly from it, both professional biologists interested in bird behaviour and amateur ornithologists with some knowledge of biology will also find it a mine of information.

目次

  • Introduction
  • 1. The study of bird song
  • 2. Production and perception
  • 3. How song develops
  • 4. Getting the message across
  • 5. When do birds sing?
  • 6. Recognition and territorial defence
  • 7. Sexual selection and female choice
  • 8. Themes and variations
  • 9. Variation in time and space
  • List of common and scientific names
  • References
  • Index.

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