Handbook of Bird Biology

Zusatztext Intellectually and visually inspiring. [...] I can't imagine a better textbook or general reference for aspiring or established ornithologists and naturalists. - Craig W. Benkman! Robert B. Berry Distinguished Chair in Ecology! University of Wyoming ... provides readers [...] a vast but digestible set of general evolutionary! behavioral! and physiological concepts! rigorous scientific appraisals! and diverse! data-driven examples. - Mark E. Hauber! Editor of The Auk and Interim University Vice Provost for Research City University of New York Serve[s] equally well as an introduction to bird biology for the interested layperson or a text[book]. [...] Truly remarkable and comprehensive. - Richard T. Holmes! Harris Professor of Environmental Biology Emeritus! Dartmouth College [A] deeply informative and visually stunning book! [...] written in a straightforward and engaging style. The visual layout is superb. - Darren E. Irwin! Professor of Zoology and Curator of Birds at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum! University of British Columbia Provides so many up-to-date and inspiring examples! beautifully illustrated and professionally described (with direct links to audio-visual media). - Arnon Lotem! Professor! Department of Zoology! Tel-Aviv University [The] subject matter experts have done a wonderful job assembling [an] enormous amount of information into 15 succinct [...] chapters. - Peter Marra! Director! Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center An unrivaled resource. Drawing upon classic literature [and] the latest peer-reviewed data sets! the Handbook will take you on a journey. - Rebecca Safran! Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology! University of Colorado! Boulder Written and edited by some of the leading experts in the field [...] with a clear style and well-chosen examples. - Pablo Luis Tubaro! Curator of Ornithology and Director! Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Intellectually and visually inspiring. [...] I can't imagine a better textbook or general reference for aspiring or established ornithologists and naturalists." - Craig W. Benkman! Robert B. Berry Distinguished Chair in Ecology! University of Wyoming"... provides readers [...] a vast but digestible set of general evolutionary! behavioral! and physiological concepts! rigorous scientific appraisals! and diverse! data-driven examples." - Mark E. Hauber! Editor of The Auk and Interim University Vice Provost for Research City University of New York "Serve[s] equally well as an introduction to bird biology for the interested layperson or a text[book]. [...] Truly remarkable and comprehensive." - Richard T. Holmes! Harris Professor of Environmental Biology Emeritus! Dartmouth College "[A] deeply informative and visually stunning book! [...] written in a straightforward and engaging style. The visual layout is superb." - Darren E. Irwin! Professor of Zoology and Curator of Birds at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum! University of British Columbia "Provides so many up-to-date and inspiring examples! beautifully illustrated and professionally described (with direct links to audio-visual media)." - Arnon Lotem! Professor! Department of Zoology! Tel-Aviv University "[The] subject matter experts have done a wonderful job assembling [an] enormous amount of information into 15 succinct [...] chapters." - Peter Marra! Director! Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center "An unrivaled resource. Drawing upon classic literature [and] the latest peer-reviewed data sets! the Handbook will take you on a journey." - Rebecca Safran! Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology! University of Colorado! Boulder "Written and edited by some of the leading experts in the field [...] with a clear style and well-chosen examples." - Pablo Luis Tubaro! Curator of Ornithology and Director! Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Informationen zum Autor Irby Lovette is the Fuller Professor of Ornithology at Cornell University, Associate Director fo...

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Irby Lovette is the Fuller Professor of Ornithology at Cornell University, Associate Director for Academic Affairs at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Director of the Lab's Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program, and Curator of Genomics at the Cornell Museum of Vertebrates. He has authored more than 130 scientific publications on topics related to avian evolution, ecology, behavior, and conservation, along with numerous articles for the general public. John Fitzpatrick is the Louis Agassiz Fuertes Director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Professor in Cornell's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. His many contributions to ornithology and bird conservation include 140 scientific publications, discovery of seven previously unknown bird species in Peru, 45 years leading one of the world's longest continuous studies of the ecology and behavior of a wild bird population, the Florida Scrub-Jay, and service on numerous conservation boards and panels. He is past president of the American Ornithologists' Union and the recipient of that society's highest awards for research (William Brewster Medal), conservation (Ralph W. Schreiber Award), and service (Marion Jenkinson Award).

Klappentext

Selected by Forbes.com as one of the 12 best books about birds and birding in 2016 This much-anticipated third edition of the Handbook of Bird Biology is an essential and comprehensive resource for everyone interested in learning more about birds, from casual bird watchers to formal students of ornithology. Wherever you study birds your enjoyment will be enhanced by a better understanding of the incredible diversity of avian lifestyles. Arising from the renowned Cornell Lab of Ornithology and authored by a team of experts from around the world, the Handbook covers all aspects of avian diversity, behaviour, ecology, evolution, physiology, and conservation. Using examples drawn from birds found in every corner of the globe, it explores and distills the many scientific discoveries that have made birds one of our best known - and best loved - parts of the natural world. This edition has been completely revised and is presented with more than 800 full color images. It provides readers with a tool for life-long learning about birds and is suitable for bird watchers and ornithology students, as well as for ecologists, conservationists, and resource managers who work with birds. The Handbook of Bird Biology is the companion volume to the Cornell Lab's renowned distance learning course, Ornithology: Comprehensive Bird Biology.

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Selected by Forbes.

Inhalt

Editorial Team and Contributors vii Preface ix Bird Academy Web Resources xiii 1 Why Study Birds? 1 Irby J. Lovette and John W. Fitzpatrick 2 Avian Diversity and Classification 7 Irby J. Lovette 3 How Birds Evolve 63 Irby J. Lovette 4 Feathers and Plumages 101 Kimberly Bostwick 5 Avian Flight 149 Bret W. Tobalske 6 Avian Anatomy 169 Howard E. Evans 7 Bird Physiology 215 Scott McWilliams, Elizabeth Adkins -Regan, and Carol Vleck 8 Avian Food and Foraging 265 Thomas W. Sherry 9 Avian Mating and Social Behavior 313 John Alcock 10 Avian Vocal Behavior 355 Bruce E. Byers and Donald E. Kroodsma 11 Breeding Biology of Birds 407 David W. Winkler 12 Avian Migration and Dispersal 453 David W. Winkler, Judy Shamoun -Baranes, and Theunis Piersma 13 Ecology of Bird Populations 495 Walter D. Koenig 14 Bird Communities 537 Russell S. Greenberg 15 Bird Conservation 579 John W. Fitzpatrick and Amanda D. Rodewald Glossary 641 Index 657