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Ornithology in laboratory and field /
Ornithology in Laboratory and Field is intended as an aid to ornithological study at the college or university level. Students who lack the background knowledge usually acquired during a course in general zoology or biology should keep it handy for ready reference a standard elementary text on the s...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Academic,
[1984]
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| Edición: | Fourth edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Ornithology in Laboratory and Field; Copyright Page; Dedication; PREFACE; Table of Contents; CHAPTER 1. BIRDS AND ORNITHOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION; Birds Defined; Ornithology Defined; Ornithology Previewed; CHAPTER 2. TOPOGRAPHY; The Head; The Neck; The Trunk; The Bill; The Wings; The Tail; The Legs and Feet; References; CHAPTER 3. FEATHERS AND FEATHER TRACTS; Structure of a Typical Feather; Feathers of Adult Birds; Feathers of Newly Hatched Birds; Feather Development; The Coloration of Feathers; Feather Tracts; The Number of Contour Feathers on a Bird; Feather Parasites; References
- CHAPTER 4. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGYPart I. The Anatomy of the Pigeon; Skeletal System; Muscular System; Respiratory and Digestive Systems; Circulatory System; Urogenital System; Nervous System; Part II. Some Anatomical and Physiological Considerations; Literature; Skeleton; Musculature; The Oil Gland; Digestive System; Respiratory System; Circulatory System; Body Temperature; Urogenital System; Salt Glands; Endocrine Organs; Special Senses and Their Organs; The Brain; CHAPTER 5. SYSTEMATICS; The Species; Subspecies; Speciation; Some Examples of Bird Speciation; The Higher Categories
- NomenclatureReferences; CHAPTER 6. EXTERNAL STRUCTURAL CHARACTERS; Characters of the Bill; Characters of the Tail; Characters of the Wings; Characters of the Feet; Characters of the Plumage; Miscellaneous Characters; Synopsis of North American Orders and Families; CHAPTER 7. LABORATORY IDENTIFICATION; Identification of Orders and Families; Identification of Species; Identification of Subspecies; Key to the Orders of Birds of North America North of Mexico; Key to the Families of Birds of North America North of Mexico; CHAPTER 8. PLUMAGES AND PLUMAGE COLORATION; Sequences of Plumages and Molts
- Eclipse PlumageMolting in Adults; Plumage-change with Molt; A Study of Plumage-changes; Abnormal Plumage Coloration; Color Phases; Sexual, Age, and Seasonal Differences in Plumage Coloration; Uses of Plumage Coloration; References; CHAPTER 9. DISTRIBUTION; Geographical Distribution; Seasonal Distribution; Ecological Distribution; CHAPTER 10. FIELD IDENTIFICATION; Equipment; Materials; Procedure; Results; Supplementary Guides; Other Guides and References; CHAPTER 11. BEHAVIOR; Inherited and Learned Behaviors; Individual Behavior; Social Behavior; General Study Procedures; The Study of Behavior