The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, handbook of bird biology

著者

• Lovette, Irby
• Fitzpatrick, John W.
• Cornell University. Laboratory of Ornithology
• Brunner, Rebecca M.
• Freeman, Alexandra Class
• Bridwell, Myrah A.
• Thompson, Mya E.

書誌事項

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, handbook of bird biology

edited by Irby Lovette, John W. Fitzpatrick

Wiley, 2016

3rd ed.

• : cloth

タイトル別名

Handbook of bird biology

注記

Editorial team: Rebecca M. Brunner, Alexandra Class Freeman, Myrah A. Bridwell, Mya E. Thompson

Previous ed.: 2004

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Selected by Forbes.com as one of the 12 best books about birds and birding in 2016 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, www.birds.cornell.edu/courses/home/homestudy/.

目次

Editorial Team and Contributors vii Preface ix Bird Academy Web Resources xiii 1 Why Study Birds? 1 Irby J. Lovette and John W. Fitzpatrick 2 Avian Diversity and Classification 7 Irby J. Lovette 3 How Birds Evolve 63 Irby J. Lovette 4 Feathers and Plumages 101 Kimberly Bostwick 5 Avian Flight 149 Bret W. Tobalske 6 Avian Anatomy 169 Howard E. Evans 7 Bird Physiology 215 Scott McWilliams, Elizabeth Adkins-Regan, and Carol Vleck 8 Avian Food and Foraging 265 Thomas W. Sherry 9 Avian Mating and Social Behavior 313 John Alcock 10 Avian Vocal Behavior 355 Bruce E. Byers and Donald E. Kroodsma 11 Breeding Biology of Birds 407 David W. Winkler 12 Avian Migration and Dispersal 453 David W. Winkler, Judy Shamoun-Baranes, and Theunis Piersma 13 Ecology of Bird Populations 495 Walter D. Koenig 14 Bird Communities 537 Russell S. Greenberg 15 Bird Conservation 579 John W. Fitzpatrick and Amanda D. Rodewald Glossary 641 Index 657

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BB22513906
• ISBN:
  • 9781118291054
• LCCN: 2016003727
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Chichester
• ページ数/冊数: xiii, 716 p.
• 大きさ: 28 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : QL673
  • DC23 : 598
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Ornithology
  • LCSH : Birds