Essential ornithology:
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| 505 | 8 | |a 1. Evolution of birds -- Birds are dinosaurs -- Archaeopteryx -- The evolution of modern birds -- The phylogeny of birds -- Adaptive radiation and speciation | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 2. Feathers and flight -- Feathers -- Feather types -- Feather tracts -- Feather colour -- Feather damage -- Feather maintenance -- Moult -- Flight -- The evolution of flight and flightlessness | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 3. Movement: migration and navigation -- The ecology of migration -- Genes and migration -- Physiology of migration -- The weather and migration -- Navigation -- Spatial memory | |
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| 505 | 8 | |a 5. Reproduction -- Males and females are different -- Mating systems -- Courtship and mate choice -- Bird song -- Raising a family -- Imprinting and independence | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 6. Foraging and avoiding predators -- Foraging -- Finding food and capturing prey -- Sharing information -- Foraging flocks -- Optimal foraging -- Feeding territories -- Risk and foraging -- Predator avoidance -- Camouflage -- Predator distraction displays -- Tonic immobility -- Alarm calls -- Mobbing -- Flocks and colonies | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 7. Populations, communities and conservation -- Populations -- Population change -- Communities -- Niche divergence -- Niche shifts, ecological release, and competition -- Extinction and conservation | |
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| contents | "Essential Ornithology provides the reader with a concise but comprehensive introduction to the biology of birds, one of the most widely studied taxonomic groups. The book starts with the controversial question of the dinosaur origins of birds and their subsequent evolution. Development, anatomy, and physiology are then discussed followed by chapters devoted to avian reproduction, migration, ecology, and conservation. Sections dealing with aspects of bird/human relationships and bird conservation give the book an applied context. Drawing extensively upon the wider scientific literature, this engaging text places the results of classical studies of avian biology alongside the most recent scientific breakthroughs. Useful case studies are presented in a concise and engaging style with the student reader foremost in mind. Key points are highlighted and suggestions for guided reading and key references are included throughout"-- 1. Evolution of birds -- Birds are dinosaurs -- Archaeopteryx -- The evolution of modern birds -- The phylogeny of birds -- Adaptive radiation and speciation 2. Feathers and flight -- Feathers -- Feather types -- Feather tracts -- Feather colour -- Feather damage -- Feather maintenance -- Moult -- Flight -- The evolution of flight and flightlessness 3. Movement: migration and navigation -- The ecology of migration -- Genes and migration -- Physiology of migration -- The weather and migration -- Navigation -- Spatial memory 4. Eggs, nests and chicks -- Sex and the gonads of birds -- The egg -- Egg shell coloration and patterning -- Camouflage -- Egg mimicry -- Egg recognition -- Incubation and the developing embryo -- Hatching -- Chicks 5. Reproduction -- Males and females are different -- Mating systems -- Courtship and mate choice -- Bird song -- Raising a family -- Imprinting and independence 6. Foraging and avoiding predators -- Foraging -- Finding food and capturing prey -- Sharing information -- Foraging flocks -- Optimal foraging -- Feeding territories -- Risk and foraging -- Predator avoidance -- Camouflage -- Predator distraction displays -- Tonic immobility -- Alarm calls -- Mobbing -- Flocks and colonies 7. Populations, communities and conservation -- Populations -- Population change -- Communities -- Niche divergence -- Niche shifts, ecological release, and competition -- Extinction and conservation |
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| spelling | Scott, Graham, (Graham W.) Verfasser aut Essential ornithology Graham Scott Oxford ; New York Oxford University Press 2010 1 online resource (ix, 162 pages) illustrations (some color), maps txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Oxford biology Description based on print version record "Essential Ornithology provides the reader with a concise but comprehensive introduction to the biology of birds, one of the most widely studied taxonomic groups. The book starts with the controversial question of the dinosaur origins of birds and their subsequent evolution. Development, anatomy, and physiology are then discussed followed by chapters devoted to avian reproduction, migration, ecology, and conservation. Sections dealing with aspects of bird/human relationships and bird conservation give the book an applied context. Drawing extensively upon the wider scientific literature, this engaging text places the results of classical studies of avian biology alongside the most recent scientific breakthroughs. Useful case studies are presented in a concise and engaging style with the student reader foremost in mind. Key points are highlighted and suggestions for guided reading and key references are included throughout"-- 1. Evolution of birds -- Birds are dinosaurs -- Archaeopteryx -- The evolution of modern birds -- The phylogeny of birds -- Adaptive radiation and speciation 2. Feathers and flight -- Feathers -- Feather types -- Feather tracts -- Feather colour -- Feather damage -- Feather maintenance -- Moult -- Flight -- The evolution of flight and flightlessness 3. Movement: migration and navigation -- The ecology of migration -- Genes and migration -- Physiology of migration -- The weather and migration -- Navigation -- Spatial memory 4. Eggs, nests and chicks -- Sex and the gonads of birds -- The egg -- Egg shell coloration and patterning -- Camouflage -- Egg mimicry -- Egg recognition -- Incubation and the developing embryo -- Hatching -- Chicks 5. Reproduction -- Males and females are different -- Mating systems -- Courtship and mate choice -- Bird song -- Raising a family -- Imprinting and independence 6. Foraging and avoiding predators -- Foraging -- Finding food and capturing prey -- Sharing information -- Foraging flocks -- Optimal foraging -- Feeding territories -- Risk and foraging -- Predator avoidance -- Camouflage -- Predator distraction displays -- Tonic immobility -- Alarm calls -- Mobbing -- Flocks and colonies 7. Populations, communities and conservation -- Populations -- Population change -- Communities -- Niche divergence -- Niche shifts, ecological release, and competition -- Extinction and conservation Birds fast Ornithology fast NATURE / Animals / Birds bisacsh NATURE / Birdwatching Guides bisacsh SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Ornithology bisacsh Ornithology Birds Ornithologie (DE-588)4075708-0 gnd rswk-swf 1\p (DE-588)4151278-9 Einführung gnd-content Ornithologie (DE-588)4075708-0 s 2\p DE-604 Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Scott, Graham (Graham W ). Essential ornithology http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=655427 Aggregator Volltext 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 2\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
| spellingShingle | Scott, Graham, (Graham W.) Essential ornithology "Essential Ornithology provides the reader with a concise but comprehensive introduction to the biology of birds, one of the most widely studied taxonomic groups. The book starts with the controversial question of the dinosaur origins of birds and their subsequent evolution. Development, anatomy, and physiology are then discussed followed by chapters devoted to avian reproduction, migration, ecology, and conservation. Sections dealing with aspects of bird/human relationships and bird conservation give the book an applied context. Drawing extensively upon the wider scientific literature, this engaging text places the results of classical studies of avian biology alongside the most recent scientific breakthroughs. Useful case studies are presented in a concise and engaging style with the student reader foremost in mind. Key points are highlighted and suggestions for guided reading and key references are included throughout"-- 1. Evolution of birds -- Birds are dinosaurs -- Archaeopteryx -- The evolution of modern birds -- The phylogeny of birds -- Adaptive radiation and speciation 2. Feathers and flight -- Feathers -- Feather types -- Feather tracts -- Feather colour -- Feather damage -- Feather maintenance -- Moult -- Flight -- The evolution of flight and flightlessness 3. Movement: migration and navigation -- The ecology of migration -- Genes and migration -- Physiology of migration -- The weather and migration -- Navigation -- Spatial memory 4. Eggs, nests and chicks -- Sex and the gonads of birds -- The egg -- Egg shell coloration and patterning -- Camouflage -- Egg mimicry -- Egg recognition -- Incubation and the developing embryo -- Hatching -- Chicks 5. Reproduction -- Males and females are different -- Mating systems -- Courtship and mate choice -- Bird song -- Raising a family -- Imprinting and independence 6. Foraging and avoiding predators -- Foraging -- Finding food and capturing prey -- Sharing information -- Foraging flocks -- Optimal foraging -- Feeding territories -- Risk and foraging -- Predator avoidance -- Camouflage -- Predator distraction displays -- Tonic immobility -- Alarm calls -- Mobbing -- Flocks and colonies 7. Populations, communities and conservation -- Populations -- Population change -- Communities -- Niche divergence -- Niche shifts, ecological release, and competition -- Extinction and conservation Birds fast Ornithology fast NATURE / Animals / Birds bisacsh NATURE / Birdwatching Guides bisacsh SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Ornithology bisacsh Ornithology Birds Ornithologie (DE-588)4075708-0 gnd |
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