Bird Migration: A General SurveyBird migration is a charismatic topic that has fascinated naturalists for centuries. This book, the only concise and accessible synthesis of the area, describes not only the migrations, the incredible stamina and navigational skills of the birds, the effects on their distributions, survival, and evolution, but also the scientific skills and studies that underlie the information that has been gleaned about migration. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Current methods of studying bird migration | 14 |
4 | 20 |
8 | 27 |
The phenomena of bird migration | 35 |
Differential migration | 50 |
9 | 61 |
Physiological bases and control of bird migration | 86 |
Orientation mechanisms | 142 |
course and control of migration of a typical | 174 |
Evolutionary aspects of bird migration in the future | 194 |
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