
Bird Migration
A General Survey
Peter Berthold(Author)
Oxford University Press
2nd Edition
Published on 26. July 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
266 pages
978-0-19-850787-1 (ISBN)
Description
The question of how birds migrate over enormous distances with apparently minimal guidance continues to excite both professional and amateur ornithologists. Nearly ten years have elapsed since Peter Berthold, a leading researcher in the field, wrote the first edition of this highly readable and fascinating book. During that time the field has advanced by strides, so that this new edition has been extensively revised, expanded, and updated. No other book exists that brings together the vast amount of information that is available on the subject of bird migration, so that the book will be an inspiration to birdwatchers, naturalists, and ornithologists alike.
Reviews / Votes
The whole book is an excellent review of recent scientific research. * Glasgow Naturalist *More details
Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
numerous line figures
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
420 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-850787-1 (9780198507871)
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Book
07/2001
2nd Edition
Oxford University Press
€195.40
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Person
Berthold is Director of theMax Planck Institute for animal physiology in Germany.
Content
INTRODUCTION; EVOLUTION, GENETIC BASIS, AND EXTENT OF BIRD MIGRATION; HISTORY OF BIRD MIGRATION STUDIES; CURRENT METHODS OF STUDYING BIRD MIGRATION; THE PHENOMENA OF BIRD MIGRATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL BASES AND CONTROL OF BIRD MIGRATION; ORIENTATION MECHANISMS; SYNOPSIS: COURSE AND CONTROL OF MIGRATION OF A TYPICAL LONG-DISTANCE MIGRANT PASSERINE; THREATS AND THE CONSERVATION AND FUTURE OF MIGRANTS; EVOLUTIONARY ASPECTS OF BIRD MIGRATION IN THE FUTURE; THE SIGNIFICANCE OF BIRD MIGRATION FOR HUMAN SOCIETY; OUTLOOK