Evolutionary Ecology Of Birds

Avian Ecology and Conservation in an Urbanizing World, Springer US,Sep 2001 ISBN: 0792374584
One of the most striking and persistent ways humans dominate Earth is by changing land-cover as we settle a region. Much of our ecological understanding about this process comes from studies of birds, yet the existing literature is scattered, mostly decades old, and rarely synthesized or standardized. The twenty-seven contributions authored by leaders in the fields of avian and urban ecology present a unique summary of current research on birds in settled environments ranging from wildlands to exurban, rural to urban. Ecologists, land managers, wildlife managers, evolutionary ecologists, urban planners, landscape architects, and conservation biologists will find our information useful because we address the conservation and evolutionary implications of urban life from an ecological and planning perspective. Graduate students in these fields also will find the volume to be a useful summary and synthesis of current research, extant literature, and prescriptions for future work. All interest

NEUBUCH!; 1. Aufl.

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Trevor Price: Speciation in Birds, Viva Books Private Limited

New It is the best work available on its topic, the behavioral and genetic causes and consequences of speciations in birds. An insightful and thought-provoking treatise on speciation and its consequences in birds, the taxon that brought you the biological species concept and the doctrine of allopatric speciation. As the literature in any field explodes there is simultaneously an increasing need for synthesis yet an increasing difficulty in achieving it. This is certainly true for the ever-popular subject of ornithology. Trevor Price takes up the challenge to explain how birds speciate, and succeeds magnificently. It is a comprehensive review of all the major ideas, beautifully illustrated with pictures of birds. More than 1300 works are cited, but more impressive is the range of subjects, from genetics to biogeography, from the reconstruction of phylogeny to ecology and the casuses of reproductive isolation, all discussed with admirable clarity. The engaging text will stimulate and guide graduate students and researchers alike in a fundamentally important area of research. Speciation in Birds is a significant advance in our understanding of the genesis and maintenance of biological diversity. It will be a "must read" not only for ornithologists, but for evolutionary biologists of all stripes-this is the most synthetic and innovative treatment of speciation ever published for any group of organisms. ISBN - 0974707783

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Scott, J. Michael (editor): Harry R. Patton Award: Thirty Years of Excellence 1961-1991, Moscow, Idaho, USA J. Michael Scott 1991 ; weicher Einband / soft cover
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CG1 - A tight, clean, sound copy in blue wraps with only very, very minor overall shelf wear. A collection of the Harry R. Patton award winning articles representing the most significant and original ornithological research. This collection covers the years 1961 through 1991. The articles are: "Subspecific variation in winter populations of Savannah Sparrows: a study in field taxonomy" by R. A. Norris and G. L. Hight Jr.; "Relation of growth and development to temperature regulation in nestling Vesper Sparrows" by W. R. Dawson and F. C. Evans; "Reporduction and development of young in a population of California quail" by V. Lewin; "Breeding Ecology and annual cycle adaptations of the Red-backed Sandpiper (Calidris alpina) in northern Alaska" by R. T. Holmes; "Sexual dimorphism and differential niche utilization in birds" by R. K. Selander; "The role of introduced diseases in the extinction of the endemic Hawaiian avifauna" by R. E. Warner; "A comparison of functional and morphological adaptations in the Common Murre (Uria aalge) and Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia)" by L. Spring; "The breeding season of a parasitic bird, the Brown-headed Cowbird, in central California" by R. B. Payne; "The avian egg; incubation time and water loss" by H. Rahn and A. Ar; "An experimental and teleonomic investigation of avian brood parpsitism" by S. I. Rothstein; "Foraging behavior of Neotropical tyrant Flycatchers" by J. W. Fitzpatrick; "Factors affecting how male and female Bobolinks apportion parental investments" by J. F. Wittenberger; "Foraging niches and the structure of forest bird communities in contrasting montane habitats" by S. R. Sabo and R. T. Holmes; "Birdsong as a model in which to study brain processes related to learning" by F. Nottebohm; "Pairing patterns and fitness in a free-ranging population of Pinyon Jays: what do they reveal about the mate choice?" by J. M. Marzluff and R. P. Balda; and "Evolutionary morphology of flightnessess in the Auckland Islands teal" by B. C. Livezey. 673p. No Jacket as Issued Trade Paperback 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

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Martin L. Cody: Habitat Selection in Birds, Orlando/Florida Academic Press 1985
Physiological Ecology - A Series of Monographs, Texts, and Treaties; Aus dem Klappentext: Current studies in avian habitat selection, illustrated by examples from specific bird groups and habitat types, are presented in this volume. Leading researchers in behavioral ecology discuss specific aspects of this important topic, including: the mechanism of habitat selection and how it operates; ist relevance to population biology; behavioral and physiological implications; the ecological and evolutionary significance of choice, selection, survival, and reproduction in various habitat types.

PBd mit Titel auf Deckel und Rücken, 558 S, mit zahlreichen Tabellen im englischsprachigen Text.

[SW: Ko 032 KZ 050609 Fauna; Tiere; Biologie; Ökologie; Evolution; Vögel; Birds; Ornithologie;]

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