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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
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Newton, Ian, 1940-
Other Authors: Brockie, Keith (Illustrator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Amsterdam, Netherlands] : ScienceDirect, �2008.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Birds > Migration.
Birds > Ecology.
Oiseaux > Migration.
Oiseaux > �Ecologie.
Birds > Ecology
Birds > Migration
Vogelzug
�Okologie
Online Access:Texto completo
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.

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