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Ornithology in Laboratory and Field

  • 5 Edición - 29 de abril de 1985
  • Última edición
  • Autor: Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr.
  • Idioma: Inglés

This new edition of Ornithology in Laboratory and Field continues to offer up-to-date coverage of the important aspects of modern ornithology. Beginning with an overview of ornith… Leer más

Descripción

This new edition of Ornithology in Laboratory and Field continues to offer up-to-date coverage of the important aspects of modern ornithology. Beginning with an overview of ornithology today, Pettingill explores such topics as external and internal anatomy, physiology, ecology, flight, behavior, migration, life histories, and populations.

De interès para

Undergraduate students that have only a background knowledge of biology.

Índice

Birds and Ornithology.An Introduction.Topography.Flight.Feathers and Feather Tracts.Anatomy and Physiology.Systematics.External Structural Characters.Laboratory Identification.Plumages and Plumage Coloration.Distribution.Field Identification.Behavior. Migration.Territory.Song. Mating.Nests and Nest-Building.Eggs, Egg-Laying, and Incubation.Young and Their Development.Parental Care.Longevity, Numbers, and Populations.Ancestry, Evolution, and Decrease of Birds.Appendices.Index.

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 5
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 2 de diciembre de 2012
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre el autor

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Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr.

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Cornell University, Ithica, New York, U.S.A.

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