Bird migration : a general survey /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English German |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | Oxford ornithology series ;
12. |
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| Online Access: | View Table of contents only |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Evolution, genetic basis, and extent of bird migration
- 3. History of bird migration studies
- 4. Current methods of studying bird migration
- 5. The Phenomena of bird migration
- 6. Physiological bases and control of bird migration
- 7. Orientation mechanisms
- 8. Synopsis: course and control of migration of a typical long-distance migrant
- 9. Threats and the conservation and the future of migrants
- 10. Evolutionary aspects of bird migration in the future
- 11. The significance of bird migration for human society
- 12. Outlook.