The reader of this comprehensive presentation benefits from an outstanding overview of all aspects of the fascinating phenomenon of bird migration. The book is written by leading experts from around the world. The text summarizes reviews and discussions of the most recent hypotheses. In doing so, it covers the entire research field from phenomenology through to ecology, physiology, control mechanisms, orientation, evolutionary aspects and conservation measures. It also examines the most modern methodological approaches including, satellite trakcking, molecular techniques or stable isotope investigations and envisages forthcoming developments in the course of global warming.
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The reader of this comprehensive presentation benefits from an outstanding overview of all aspects of the fascinating phenomenon of bird migration. The book is written by leading experts from around the world. The text summarizes reviews and discussions of the most recent hypotheses. In doing so, it covers the entire research field from phenomenology through to ecology, physiology, control mechanisms, orientation, evolutionary aspects and conservation measures. It also examines the most modern methodological approaches including, satellite trakcking, molecular techniques or stable isotope investigations and envisages forthcoming developments in the course of global warming.
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migratory garden warbler, soaring migration, stopover duration, autumn migratory activity, adult silvereyes, captive garden warblers, migratory traits, initial fat stores, sun compass routes, fuel deposition rate, endogenous time programme, premigratory period, bird migration theory, migratory fuelling, autumnal stage, young pied flycatchers, primary moult, departure fuel load, lean dry mass, captive goslings, drag paradox, overall migration speed, adult willow tits, bird flight performance, juvenile willow tits Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Exp Biol, North America, Berlin Heidelberg New York, Comp Physiol, Anim Behav, Soc Lond, Oxford University Press, Behav Ecol Sociobiol, Int Ornithol Congr, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, Academic Press, Ornis Scand, Anim Ecol, Middle East, South Africa, Comp Biochem Physiol, Congr Int Ornithol, Northern Hemisphere, Theor Biol, Gulf of Mexico, Bear Island, Ringing Migr, Southern Hemisphere, New South Wales, Ornis Fenn New!
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migratory garden warbler, soaring migration, stopover duration, autumn migratory activity, adult silvereyes, captive garden warblers, migratory traits, initial fat stores, sun compass routes, fuel deposition rate, endogenous time programme, premigratory period, bird migration theory, migratory fuelling, autumnal stage, young pied flycatchers, primary moult, departure fuel load, lean dry mass, captive goslings, drag paradox, overall migration speed, adult willow tits, bird flight performance, juvenile willow tits Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Exp Biol, North America, Berlin Heidelberg New York, Comp Physiol, Anim Behav, Soc Lond, Oxford University Press, Behav Ecol Sociobiol, Int Ornithol Congr, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, Academic Press, Ornis Scand, Anim Ecol, Middle East, South Africa, Comp Biochem Physiol, Congr Int Ornithol, Northern Hemisphere, Theor Biol, Gulf of Mexico, Bear Island, Ringing Migr, Southern Hemisphere, New South Wales, Ornis Fenn New!
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- Bird Migration by Thomas Alerstam on page 35, and page 252
- North Africa (Exploration of Africa) by John G. Hall on page 18, and page 185
- Birds in Brazil by Helmut Sick on page 51
- Current Ornithology, Volume 5 by Richard Johnston on page 330
- Avian Biology, Volume 9 by Donald S. Farner on page 304
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- Birds and Climate Change, Volume 35 (Advances in Ecological Research) by Anders Pape Moller on 5 pages
- Advances in the Study of Behavior, Volume 33 by Peter J.B. Slater on page 234, and page 235
- Functional Avian Endocrinology by A. Dawson on page 240
- Evolutionary Pathways in Nature: A Phylogenetic Approach by John C. Avise in Back Matter
- Avian Biology, Volume 9 by Donald S. Farner in Front Matter
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