Format:
XVII, 524 S.
,
Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
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27 cm
ISBN:
0691151970
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9780691151977
Content:
Yesterday's birds -- The origin and diversification of species -- Birds on the tree of life -- Ebb and flow -- Ecological adaptations for breeding -- Form and function -- The study of instinct -- Behavior as adaptation -- Selection in relation to sex -- Population studies of birds -- Tomorrow's birds -- Afterword -- Appendix 1. Some histories of ornithology -- Appendix 2. Five hundred ornithologists
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Yesterday's birds -- The origin and diversification of species -- Birds on the tree of life -- Ebb and flow -- Ecological adaptations for breeding -- Form and function -- The study of instinct -- Behavior as adaptation -- Selection in relation to sex -- Population studies of birds -- Tomorrow's birds -- Afterword -- Appendix 1. Some histories of ornithology -- Appendix 2. Five hundred ornithologists.
Additional Edition:
Online-Ausg. Birkhead, Tim, 1950 - Ten thousand birds Princeton, NJ [u.a.] : Princeton University Press, 2014 ISBN 9781400848836
Language:
English
Keywords:
Ornithologie
;
Geschichte 1860-2010
Author information:
Birkhead, Tim 1950-
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