Handbook of Bird Biology
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  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
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About this book

Selected by Forbes.com as one of the 12 best books about birds and birding in 2016

This much-anticipated third edition of the Handbook of Bird Biology is an essential and comprehensive resource for everyone interested in learning more about birds, from casual bird watchers to formal students of ornithology. Wherever you study birds your enjoyment will be enhanced by a better understanding of the incredible diversity of avian lifestyles. Arising from the renowned Cornell Lab of Ornithology and authored by a team of experts from around the world, the Handbook covers all aspects of avian diversity, behaviour, ecology, evolution, physiology, and conservation. Using examples drawn from birds found in every corner of the globe, it explores and distills the many scientific discoveries that have made birds one of our best known - and best loved - parts of the natural world.

This edition has been completely revised and is presented with more than 800 full color images. It provides readers with a tool for life-long learning about birds and is suitable for bird watchers and ornithology students, as well as for ecologists, conservationists, and resource managers who work with birds.

The Handbook of Bird Biology is the companion volume to the Cornell Lab's renowned distance learning course, www.birds.cornell.edu/courses/home/homestudy/.

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Yes, you can access Handbook of Bird Biology by Irby J. Lovette, John W. Fitzpatrick, Irby J. Lovette,John W. Fitzpatrick in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Zoology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Editorial Team and Contributors
  5. Preface
  6. Bird Academy Web Resources
  7. Chapter 1: Why Study Birds?
  8. Chapter 2: Avian Diversity and Classification
  9. Chapter 3: How Birds Evolve
  10. Chapter 4: Feathers and Plumages
  11. Chapter 5: Avian Flight
  12. Chapter 6: Avian Anatomy
  13. Chapter 7: Bird Physiology
  14. Chapter 8: Avian Food and Foraging
  15. Chapter 9: Avian Mating and Social Behavior
  16. Chapter 10: Avian Vocal Behavior
  17. Chapter 11: Breeding Biology of Birds
  18. Chapter 12: Avian Migration and Dispersal
  19. Chapter 13: Ecology of Bird Populations
  20. Chapter 14: Bird Communities
  21. Chapter 15: Bird Conservation
  22. Glossary
  23. Index
  24. End User License Agreement