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Animal migration : a synthesis /

"Despite the wealth of natural historical research conducted on migration over decades, there is still a dearth of hypothesis-driven studies that fully integrate theory and empirical analyses to understand the causes and consequences of migration, and a taxonomic bias towards birds in much migr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Milner-Gulland, E. J. (Editor ), Fryxell, John M., 1954- (Editor ), Sinclair, A. R. E. (Anthony Ronald Entrican) (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Understanding the evolution of migration through empirical examples / Katherine A. Cresswell, William H. Satterthwaite, and Gregory A. Sword
  • Theoretical reflections on the evolution of migration / Robert D. Holt and John M. Fryxell
  • Mechanistic principles of locomotion performance in migrating animals / Anders Hedenström [and others]
  • Energy gain and use during animal migration / Nir Sapir [and others]
  • Cues and decision rules in animal migration / Silke Bauer [and others]
  • Uncertainty and predictability : the niches of migrants and nomads / Niclas Jonzén [and others]
  • Migration quantified : constructing models and linking them with data / Luca Börger [and others]
  • Migration impacts on communities and ecosystems : empirical evidence and theoretical insights / Ricardo M. Holdo [and others]
  • Pastoral migration : mobile systems of animal husbandry / Roy H. Behnke [and others]
  • Conservation and management of migratory species / Jennifer L. Shuter [and others].