The Structure and Classification of Birds
Author : Frank Evers Beddard
Publisher :
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 37,29 MB
Release : 1898
Category : Birds
ISBN :
Author : Frank Evers Beddard
Publisher :
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 37,29 MB
Release : 1898
Category : Birds
ISBN :
Author : Frank Evers Beddard
Publisher :
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 48,32 MB
Release : 1898
Category : Birds
ISBN :
Author : Irby J. Lovette
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 733 pages
File Size : 25,91 MB
Release : 2016-06-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 1118291042
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/.
Author : Dieter Thomas Tietze
Publisher : Springer
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 37,94 MB
Release : 2018-11-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 3319916890
The average person can name more bird species than they think, but do we really know what a bird “species” is? This open access book takes up several fascinating aspects of bird life to elucidate this basic concept in biology. From genetic and physiological basics to the phenomena of bird song and bird migration, it analyzes various interactions of birds – with their environment and other birds. Lastly, it shows imminent threats to birds in the Anthropocene, the era of global human impact. Although it seemed to be easy to define bird species, the advent of modern methods has challenged species definition and led to a multidisciplinary approach to classifying birds. One outstanding new toolbox comes with the more and more reasonably priced acquisition of whole-genome sequences that allow causative analyses of how bird species diversify. Speciation has reached a final stage when daughter species are reproductively isolated, but this stage is not easily detectable from the phenotype we observe. Culturally transmitted traits such as bird song seem to speed up speciation processes, while another behavioral trait, migration, helps birds to find food resources, and also coincides with higher chances of reaching new, inhabitable areas. In general, distribution is a major key to understanding speciation in birds. Examples of ecological speciation can be found in birds, and the constant interaction of birds with their biotic environment also contributes to evolutionary changes. In the Anthropocene, birds are confronted with rapid changes that are highly threatening for some species. Climate change forces birds to move their ranges, but may also disrupt well-established interactions between climate, vegetation, and food sources. This book brings together various disciplines involved in observing bird species come into existence, modify, and vanish. It is a rich resource for bird enthusiasts who want to understand various processes at the cutting edge of current research in more detail. At the same time it offers students the opportunity to see primarily unconnected, but booming big-data approaches such as genomics and biogeography meet in a topic of broad interest. Lastly, the book enables conservationists to better understand the uncertainties surrounding “species” as entities of protection.
Author : Lars Svensson
Publisher :
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 36,18 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Birds
ISBN : 9780007100828
With expanded text and even larger colour illustrations, this guide covers every species and every plumage you will see, with detailed information on identification, habitat and voice.
Author : William Swainson
Publisher :
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 26,10 MB
Release : 1836
Category : Birds
ISBN :
Author : Alan John Marshall
Publisher :
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 13,35 MB
Release : 1960
Category : Birds
ISBN :
Author : Elliott Coues
Publisher :
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 29,6 MB
Release : 1903
Category : Birds
ISBN :
The first part contains information on collecting, preserving and preparing birds; classification and anatomy. The remainder of the work contains descriptions down to species, identification keys and illustrations, mainly black and white. Technical, classical work. Indexed. Published 1903.
Author : Peter Goodfellow
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 29,68 MB
Release : 2011-06-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 069114849X
Examines the nests that birds build around the world, including illustrations of each nest type's construction, descriptions of the materials and techniques used during the process, and case studies on specific birds' habitats.
Author : Jeremy Mynott
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 28,45 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Art
ISBN : 0198713657
Birds played an important role in the ancient world: as indicators of time, weather, and seasons; as a resource for hunting, medicine, and farming; as pets and entertainment; as omens and messengers of the gods. Jeremy Mynott explores the similarities and surprising differences between ancient perceptions of the natural world and our own.