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Author | : Dieter Thomas Tietze |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2018-11-19 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3319916890 |
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The average person can name more bird species than they think, but do we really know what a bird “species” is? This open access book takes up several fascinating aspects of bird life to elucidate this basic concept in biology. From genetic and physiological basics to the phenomena of bird song and bird migration, it analyzes various interactions of birds – with their environment and other birds. Lastly, it shows imminent threats to birds in the Anthropocene, the era of global human impact. Although it seemed to be easy to define bird species, the advent of modern methods has challenged species definition and led to a multidisciplinary approach to classifying birds. One outstanding new toolbox comes with the more and more reasonably priced acquisition of whole-genome sequences that allow causative analyses of how bird species diversify. Speciation has reached a final stage when daughter species are reproductively isolated, but this stage is not easily detectable from the phenotype we observe. Culturally transmitted traits such as bird song seem to speed up speciation processes, while another behavioral trait, migration, helps birds to find food resources, and also coincides with higher chances of reaching new, inhabitable areas. In general, distribution is a major key to understanding speciation in birds. Examples of ecological speciation can be found in birds, and the constant interaction of birds with their biotic environment also contributes to evolutionary changes. In the Anthropocene, birds are confronted with rapid changes that are highly threatening for some species. Climate change forces birds to move their ranges, but may also disrupt well-established interactions between climate, vegetation, and food sources. This book brings together various disciplines involved in observing bird species come into existence, modify, and vanish. It is a rich resource for bird enthusiasts who want to understand various processes at the cutting edge of current research in more detail. At the same time it offers students the opportunity to see primarily unconnected, but booming big-data approaches such as genomics and biogeography meet in a topic of broad interest. Lastly, the book enables conservationists to better understand the uncertainties surrounding “species” as entities of protection.
Author | : Norman Arlott |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 656 |
Release | : 2021-09-07 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0691193924 |
Download The Complete Birds of the World Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"This is a book like no other--the only truly comprehensive, one-volume illustrated guide to all of the world's birds, covering the complete International Ornithological Congress World Bird List. Featuring more than 300 stunning large-format, full-color plates, this accessible and authoritative encyclopedic reference presents incredibly detailed, accurate, and beautiful paintings of more than 10,700 species by some of the world's best bird artists, led by the legendary Norman Arlott and Ber van Perlo. In addition, The Complete Birds of the World provides detailed but concise identification information about each species on facing pages--including facts about voice, habitat, and geographic distribution. The result is a visual and verbal feast that captures the astonishing variety of bird life around the planet--and that will be cherished by any birder." -- Amazon.
Author | : David Allen Sibley |
Publisher | : Alfred a Knopf Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 588 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9781400043866 |
Download The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Provides basic information about the biology, life cycles, and behavior of birds, along with brief profiles of each of the eighty bird families in North America.
Author | : S. David Scott |
Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2010-09-03 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780811742177 |
Download Bird Feathers Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Over 400 photos of representative feathers from 379 species.
Author | : Mark Elbroch |
Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
Total Pages | : 480 |
Release | : 2001-11-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0811742539 |
Download Bird Tracks & Sign Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Songbirds, waterfowl, owls, shorebirds, warblers, woodpeckers, nightjars, birds of prey. Dozens of feather groups photographed in color.
Author | : John James Audubon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 476 |
Release | : 1842 |
Genre | : Birds |
ISBN | : |
Download The Birds of America Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This edition has 65 new images, making a total of 500. The original configurations were altered so that there is only one species per plate. The text is a revision of the Ornithological Biography, rearranged according to Audubon's Synopsis of the Birds of North America (1839).
Author | : Helen Macdonald |
Publisher | : Grove Press |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2020-08-25 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 0802146694 |
Download Vesper Flights Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The New York Times–bestselling author of H is for Hawk explores the human relationship to the natural world in this “dazzling” essay collection (Wall Street Journal). In Vesper Flights, Helen Macdonald brings together a collection of her best loved essays, along with new pieces on topics ranging from nostalgia for a vanishing countryside to the tribulations of farming ostriches to her own private vespers while trying to fall asleep. Meditating on notions of captivity and freedom, immigration and flight, Helen invites us into her most intimate experiences: observing the massive migration of songbirds from the top of the Empire State Building, watching tens of thousands of cranes in Hungary, seeking the last golden orioles in Suffolk’s poplar forests. She writes with heart-tugging clarity about wild boar, swifts, mushroom hunting, migraines, the strangeness of birds’ nests, and the unexpected guidance and comfort we find when watching wildlife.
Author | : National Geographic Society (U.S.) |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9781426204036 |
Download National Geographic Complete Birds of the World Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Offers detailed information on every bird family in the world, including their physical characteristics, behaviors, conservation status, taxonomy, and photographs of individual species.
Author | : Josep del Hoyo |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 967 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : Birds |
ISBN | : 9788416728374 |
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Author | : Wenfei Tong |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 465 |
Release | : 2020-03-24 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0691208905 |
Download Bird Love Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A stunningly illustrated look at the mating and parenting lives of the world's birds Bird Love looks at the extraordinary range of mating systems in the avian world, exploring all the stages from courtship and nest-building to protecting eggs and raising chicks. It delves into the reasons why some species, such as the wattled jacana, rely on males to do all the childcare, while others, such as cuckoos and honeyguides, dump their eggs in the nests of others to raise. For some birds, reciprocal promiscuity pays off: both male and female dunnocks will rear the most chicks by mating with as many partners as possible. For others, long-term monogamy is the only way to ensure their offspring survive. The book explores the wide variety of ways birds make sure they find a mate in the first place, including how many male birds employ elaborate tactics to show how sexy they are. Gathering in leks to display to females, they dance, pose, or parade to sell their suitability as a mate. Other birds attract a partner with their building skills: female bowerbirds rate brains above beauty, so males construct elaborate bowers with twig avenues and cleared courtyards to impress them. Looking at the differing levels of parenting skills across species around the world, we see why a tenth of bird species, including the fairy-wrens of Australia, have helpers at the nest who forgo their own reproduction to assist the breeding pair; how brood parasites and their hosts have engaged in evolutionary arms races; and how monogamous pairs share—or relinquish—their responsibilities. Illustrated throughout with beautiful photographs, Bird Love is a celebration of the global diversity of avian reproductive strategies.