The avian migrant : the biology of bird migration /

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The purpose of migration, regardless of the distance involved, is to exploit two or more environments suitable for survival or reproduction over time, usually on a seasonal basis. Yet individual organisms can practice the phenomenon differently, and birds deploy unique patterns of movement over part...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rappole, John H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2013]
Temas:
Birds > Migration.
Migratory birds.
Oiseaux > Migration.
Oiseaux migrateurs.
NATURE > Animals > Birds.
NATURE > Birdwatching Guides.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Ornithology.
Birds > Migration
Migratory birds
Zugvögel
Vogelzug
Evolution
Populationsbiologie
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Breeding period
  • Post-breeding period
  • Fall transient period
  • Wintering period
  • Spring transient period
  • Population ecology
  • Evolution, ornithogeography, and climate change
  • Migratory birds and pathogen movement
  • Connectivity and conservation
  • Conclusions
  • Appendix A. Population dynamics of periodic breeders
  • Appendix B. Age-structured periodic breeders.

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