ISBN: 9783642290190 - passerine migration: stopovers and flight (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo, i-xii, 184 pp, black and white figures in the text, laminated boards ( no dust wrapper was issued) , a fine as new copy.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Most birds cannot cover the distance between their breeding and winter quarters in one hop. They have to make multiple flights alternated with stopovers. Which factors govern the birds' decisions to stop, to stop for how long, when to resume flight What is better - to accumulate much fuel and to make long flights for many hundreds of kilometres, or to travel in small steps Is it necessary to find habitats similar to the breeding ones or other habitats would do Are long migratory flights indeed so costly energetically as usually assumed This monograph summarizes our current knowledge on the ecology of songbird migrants during migratory stopovers and on their behaviour. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 2012 edition. 196 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.55 inches. In Stock.