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The Migration Ecology of Birds

Gebonden Engels 2023 9780128237519
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The Migration Ecology of Birds, Second Edition covers all aspects of this absorbing subject, including migratory processes, problems of navigation and vagrancy, timing and physiological control of migration, large-scale movement patterns, the effects of recent climate change, the problems that migrants face, and the factors that limit their populations. This book provides a thorough and in-depth review of the state of the science, with the text supplemented by abundant tables, maps and diagrams. Written by a world-renowned avian ecology and migration researcher, this book reveals the extraordinary adaptability of birds to the variable and changing conditions across the globe.

This book represents the most updated and detailed review of bird migration, its evolution, ecology and bird physiology. Written in a clear and readable style, it will appeal not only to migration researchers in the field and ornithologists, but to anyone with an interest in this fascinating subject.

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ISBN13:9780128237519
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Gebonden

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<p>1. Introduction<br>2. Methodology</p> <p>Part 1. The Migratory Process <br>3. Migratory flight<br>4. Weather effects and other aspects <br>5. Fueling the flights<br>6. Incredible journeys<br>7. Raptors and other soaring birds <br>8. Migration speed, stopovers and duration of journeys <br>9. Finding the way<br>10. Vagrancy</p> <p>Part 2. The timing and control of migration <br>11. Annual cycles<br>12. Control mechanisms</p> <p>Part 3. Large scale movement patterns <br>13. Geographical patterns<br>14. Seasonal occupation of breeding areas<br>15. Sex and age differences in migration <br>16. Variations on a migratory theme<br>17. Site fidelity and dispersal <br>18. Irruptive migrations: boreal seed-eaters<br>19. Irruptive migrations: owls, raptors and waterfowl</p> <p>Part 4. Evolution of movement patterns <br>20. Evolutionary aspects<br>21. Recent changes in bird migrations<br>22. Biogeographical legacies<br>23. Distribution patterns</p> <p>Part 5. Migration systems and population limitation <br>24. The Palearctic-Afrotropical Migration system <br>25. The Nearctic-Neotropical migration system <br>26. Population limitation – breeding and wintering areas <br>27. Population limitation – conditions on stopover <br>28. Mass mortality of migrants</p>

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