The Migration Ecology of Birds.

This book presents an up-to-date, detailed and thorough review of the most fascinating ecological findings of bird migration. It deals with all aspects of this absorbing subject, including the problems of navigation and vagrancy, the timing and physiological control of migration, the factors that li...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Gardners Books, 2006.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • PART 1: THE MIGRATORY PROCESS
  • PART 2: THE TIMING AND CONTROL OF MIGRATION
  • PART 3: LARGE SCALE MOVEMENT PATTERNS
  • PART 4: EVOLUTION OF MOVEMENT PATTERNS
  • PART 5: MIGRATION SYSTEMS AND POPULATION LIMITATION
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index.