Ornithology in Laboratory and Field
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Ornithology in Laboratory and Field

  1. 547 pages
  2. English
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Ornithology in Laboratory and Field

About this book

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 subject. This book contains extensive material for purely informational reading, possibly enough to supplant the need of an additional textbook. Its principal purpose still complies with the title of its predecessors for it is essentially a manual to guide and assist the student in direct observations. All twenty sections, except the last (""The Origin, Evolution, and Decrease of Birds""), suggest methods and provide instructions for studies; and all conclude with an extensive list of references, frequently annotated, for further information. The twenty sections of the book can be taken up in almost any order and some may be omitted without affecting the instructional value of the others. A feature of this new edition is an introduction to birds and ornithology, intended for reading at the beginning of a course. The purpose is twofold: to show the significance of birds for study and to give an overall preview of ornithology, the subject, with emphasis on its wide scope, how it is studied, and some of the continuing and exciting opportunities that it offers for investigation.

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Information

Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9780125524506
Edition
4
eBook ISBN
9781483263113
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Biology
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Ornithology in Laboratory and Field
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Dedication
  6. PREFACE
  7. CHAPTER 1. BIRDS AND ORNITHOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION
  8. CHAPTER 2. TOPOGRAPHY
  9. CHAPTER 3. FEATHERS AND FEATHER TRACTS
  10. CHAPTER 4. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
  11. CHAPTER 5. SYSTEMATICS
  12. CHAPTER 6. EXTERNAL STRUCTURAL CHARACTERS
  13. CHAPTER 7. LABORATORY IDENTIFICATION
  14. CHAPTER 8. PLUMAGES AND PLUMAGE COLORATION
  15. CHAPTER 9. DISTRIBUTION
  16. CHAPTER 10. FIELD IDENTIFICATION
  17. CHAPTER 11. BEHAVIOR
  18. CHAPTER 12. MIGRATION
  19. CHAPTER 13. TERRITORY
  20. CHAPTER 14. SONG
  21. CHAPTER 15. MATING
  22. CHAPTER 16. NESTS AND NEST-BUILDING
  23. CHAPTER 17. EGGS, EGG-LAYING, AND INCUBATION
  24. CHAPTER 18. YOUNG AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT
  25. CHAPTER 19. PARENTAL CARE
  26. CHAPTER 20. LONGEVITY, NUMBERS, AND POPULATIONS
  27. CHAPTER 21. ANCESTRY, EVOLUTION, AND DECREASE OF BIRDS
  28. APPENDIX A: ORNITHOLOGICAL METHODS
  29. APPENDIX B: PREPARATION OF A PAPER
  30. APPENDIX C: BIBLIOGRAPHIES PERTAINING TO ORNITHOLOGY
  31. APPENDIX D: BIBLIOGRAPHY OF LIFE HISTORY STUDIES
  32. APPENDIX E: SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF REGIONAL WORKS
  33. APPENDIX F: BOOKS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION AND RECREATIONAL READING
  34. APPENDIX G: CURRENT ORNITHOLOGICAL JOURNALS
  35. APPENDIX H: CLUTCH SIZES, INCUBATION PERIODS, AND AGES AT FLEDGING
  36. APPENDIX I: ECTOPARASITES OF BIRDS: A BRIEF REVIEW
  37. INDEX

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