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Avian Migration

Avian Migration
de Siegfried Josef Muller, P. Berthold, Edith Sonnens(Ed. Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH Co. K) Isbn : 3540434089
261.83 €
The reader of this comprehensive presentation benefits from an outstanding overview of all aspects of the fascinating phenomenon of bird migration. The book is written by leading experts from around the world. The text summarizes reviews and discussions of the most recent hypotheses. In doing so, it covers the entire research field from phenomenology through to ecology, physiology, control mechanisms, orientation, evolutionary aspects and conservation measures. It also examines the most modern methodological approaches including, satellite trakcking, molecular techniques or stable isotope investigations and envisages forthcoming developments in the course of global warming.

Birds of Antarctica: The Adelie Penguin

Birds of Antarctica: The Adelie Penguin
de Jennifer O. Dewey(Ed. Little, Brown Company) Isbn : 0316182079
15.16 €
The reader is taken through a penguin year, from the summer months of light when the Adâelie penguins migrate to the Antarctic coasts to breed, to the dark winter when the penguins return to the sea.

Star Formation and Techniques in Infrared and Mm-Wave Astronomy: Lectures Held at the Predoctoral Astrophysics School V, Organized by the European A

Star Formation and Techniques in Infrared and Mm-Wave Astronomy: Lectures Held at the Predoctoral Astrophysics School V, Organized by the European A
de Germany) Predoctoral Astrophysics School 1992 (Berlin, T. P. Ray, Euro(Ed. Springer Verlag) Isbn : 0387581960
75 €
The rapid growth in our understanding of how stars form owes a lot to recent developments in techniques for carrying out infrared and millimeter-wave astronomy. Thus Star Formation and Techniques in mm-Wave Astronomy were natural joint themes for the Fifth EADN Predoctoral Astrophysics School held at the Technische Universität Berlin. The lecture courses by six world-class experts are aimed at postgraduate students and scientists with a non-specialist interest in the field. Topics include molecular clouds, T Tauri stars, OB stars, observation methods in infrared and mm astronomy, as well as high resolution techniques.

The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife

The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife
de Christopher W. Leahy(Ed. Princeton University Press) Isbn : 0691092974
31.83 €
The quintessential A-Z guide, this is a book that anyone interested in birds will want to have close at hand. First published more than twenty years ago, this highly respected reference volume has been fully revised and updated. It captures the fundamental details as well as the immense fascination of North American bird life in a style that is authoritative, yet fresh, witty, and eminently readable.Both a practical handbook for amateurs and a handy reference for seasoned birders, it provides...

Why Birds Sing: A Journey Into the Mystery of Bird Song

Why Birds Sing: A Journey Into the Mystery of Bird Song
de David Rothenberg(Ed. Basic Books) Isbn : 046507135X
24.7 €
The question of why birds sing has kept humans entranced for millennia. Most scientists would answer that birds sing to claim territories and to attract mates. But why is so much of birdsong beautiful? In a unique approach to the study of birdsong, jazz musician and philosopher Rothenberg attacks this question through the medium of music. When a musician friend invited him to come and play music with the birds at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, Rothenberg's music attracted a white-crested laughing thrush. The bird began to sing along with the author's clarinet and to actually improvise as he improvised. This interaction led to a journey, both intellectual and physical, as Rothenberg investigated birdsong. Mixed throughout the narrative is the author's sheer joy at the musicality of bird...

Polygyny and Sexual Selection in Red-Winged Blackbirds

Polygyny and Sexual Selection in Red-Winged Blackbirds
de William A. Searcy, Ken Yasukawa(Ed. Princeton University Press) Isbn : 0691036861
48.44 €
The purpose of this book is to explain why red-winged blackbirds are polygynous and to describe the effects of this mating system on other aspects of the biology of the species. Polygyny is a mating system in which individual males form long-term mating relationships with more than one female at a time. The authors show that females choose to mate polygynously because there is little cost to sharing male parental care in this species, and because females gain protection against nest predation by...

Polygyny and Sexual Selection in Red-Winged Blackbirds

Polygyny and Sexual Selection in Red-Winged Blackbirds
de William A. Searcy(Ed. Princeton University Press) Isbn : 069103687X
29.47 €
The purpose of this book is to explain why red-winged blackbirds are polygynous and to describe the effects of this mating system on other aspects of the biology of the species. Polygyny is a mating system in which individual males form long-term mating relationships with more than one female at a time. The authors show that females choose to mate polygynously because there is little cost to sharing male parental care in this species, and because females gain protection against nest predation by...

The Princeton Field Guide to the Birds of Australia

The Princeton Field Guide to the Birds of Australia
de Simpson(Ed. Princeton University Press) Isbn : 0691025754
36.76 €
The Princeton Field Guide to the Birds of Australia is a handy, portable manual for identification of Australian birds all over the country. In paintings of extraordinary beauty and precision, Nicolas Day captures the details of all 770 bird species in Australia. More than 2000 color illustrations are accompanied by distribution maps, descriptive drawings, and essential field information edited by Ken Simpson. This book has been expanded to provide even more new illustrations and information...

Habitat Selection in Birds

Habitat Selection in Birds
de Martin L. Cody(Ed. Academic Press) Isbn : 0121780813
74.85 €
The present book is divided into several parts. An introductory chapter serves to make the reader aware of the diversity of the subject of habitat selection in birds. Many if the various aspects of habitat selection introduced in the first chapter are developed in subsequent chapters, and thus it serves to some extent as an overview of the subject and as a«lead-in»to subsequent work.

Habitat Selection in Birds

Habitat Selection in Birds
de Martin L. Cody(Ed. Academic Press Inc) Isbn : 0121780805
129.94 €
The present book is divided into several parts. An introductory chapter serves to make the reader aware of the diversity of the subject of habitat selection in birds. Many if the various aspects of habitat selection introduced in the first chapter are developed in subsequent chapters, and thus it serves to some extent as an overview of the subject and as a«lead-in»to subsequent work.