Current Ornithology
1st Edition
Published on 30. June 1997
Book
Hardback
XV, 359 pages
978-0-306-45473-8 (ISBN)
Description
Social Cognition: Are Primates Smarter than Birds?; P. Marler. Predicting Cognitive Capacity from Natural History: Examples from Four Corvid Species; R.P. Balda, et al. Assessing Body Condition in Birds; M.E. Brown. Avian Chemical Defense; J.P. Dumbacher, S. Pruett-Jones. Past and Current Attempts to Evaluate the Role of Birds as Predators of Insect Pests in Temperate Agriculture; D.A. Kirk, et al. An Evolutionary Approach to Offspring Desertion in Birds; T. Széleky, et al. Index.
Reviews / Votes
` The Quality of the individual papers.[is] decidedly above average.I do suggest that university libraries buy this useful series.` Animal Behavior, 12. ` The discussions provided allow the beginner to quickly come up to speed in specific areas.For more experienced readers they provide new viewpoints, corrections of misconceptions, and a means of checking what we think we already know.` The Wilson Bulletin, 11.More details
Series
Edition
1., 997
Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Publishing group
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Research
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
XV, 359 p.
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
697 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-306-45473-8 (9780306454738)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4615-5881-1
Schweitzer Classification
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Current Ornithology
Book
10/2012
Springer
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Content
Social Cognition: Are Primates Smarter than Birds?; P. Marler. Predicting Cognitive Capacity from Natural History: Examples from Four Corvid Species; R.P. Balda, et al. Assessing Body Condition in Birds; M.E. Brown. Avian Chemical Defense; J.P. Dumbacher, S. Pruett-Jones. Past and Current Attempts to Evaluate the Role of Birds as Predators of Insect Pests in Temperate Agriculture; D.A. Kirk, et al. An Evolutionary Approach to Offspring Desertion in Birds; T. Széleky, et al. Index.