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The Migration Ecology of Birds
About this book
The Migration Ecology of Birds, Second Edition covers all aspects of this absorbing subject, including migratory processes, problems of navigation and vagrancy, timing and physiological control of migration, large-scale movement patterns, the effects of recent climate change, the problems that migrants face, and the factors that limit their populations. This book provides a thorough and in-depth review of the state of the science, with the text supplemented by abundant tables, maps and diagrams. Written by a world-renowned avian ecology and migration researcher, this book reveals the extraordinary adaptability of birds to the variable and changing conditions across the globe.
This book represents the most updated and detailed review of bird migration, its evolution, ecology and bird physiology. Written in a clear and readable style, it will appeal not only to migration researchers in the field and ornithologists, but to anyone with an interest in this fascinating subject.
- Features updated and trending ecological aspects, including various types of bird movements, dispersal and nomadism, and how they relate to food supplies and other external conditions
- Contains numerous tables, maps, diagrams, a glossary, and a bibliography of more than 3,000 up-to-date references
- Written by an active researcher with a distinguished career in avian ecology, including migration research
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Table of contents
- The Migration Ecology of Birds
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Preface to the first edition
- Preface to the second edition
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Methodology for migration studies
- Chapter 3 Migratory flight
- Chapter 4 Weather and migration
- Chapter 5 Fuelling migration
- Chapter 6 Amazing journeys
- Chapter 7 Raptors and other soaring birds
- Chapter 8 Seabird movements
- Chapter 9 Speed and duration of migratory journeys
- Chapter 10 Finding the way: senses, displacements and social influences
- Chapter 11 Finding the way: orientation and navigation
- Chapter 12 Annual cycles
- Chapter 13 Migratory control mechanisms
- Chapter 14 Stopover ecology
- Chapter 15 Seasonal reoccupation of breeding and wintering areas
- Chapter 16 Geographical patterns in migration
- Chapter 17 Variations on a migratory theme
- Chapter 18 Sex and age differences in migration
- Chapter 19 Dispersal and site fidelity
- Chapter 20 Irruptive migrants: boreal seed-eaters
- Chapter 21 Irruptive migrants: owls, hawks and ducks
- Chapter 22 Evolution and inheritance of migratory behaviour
- Chapter 23 Recent changes in bird migrations
- Chapter 24 Glacial legacies in bird migrations
- Chapter 25 Distribution patterns and connectivity
- Chapter 26 The Palearctic-Afrotropical migration system
- Chapter 27 The Nearctic–Neotropical migration system
- Chapter 28 The East Asian–Australasian and other migration systems
- Chapter 29 Population limitation – breeding and wintering areas
- Chapter 30 Population limitation – migration routes
- Chapter 31 Mortality on migration
- Glossary
- Index