The Avian Migrant : : The Biology of Bird Migration /

The Avian Migrant : : The Biology of Bird Migration / / John Rappole.

The purpose of migration, regardless of the distance involved, is to exploit two or more environments suitable for survival or reproduction over time, usually on a seasonal basis. Yet individual organisms can practice the phenomenon differently, and birds deploy unique patterns of movement over part...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
VerfasserIn:
Rappole, John,
MitwirkendeR:
Pine, Alan S.,
Pine, Alex,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2013]
©2013
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (464 p.) :; ‹B›Figures: ‹/B›109.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Breeding Period
  • 3. Postbreeding Period
  • 4. Fall Transient Period
  • 5. Wintering Period
  • 6. Spring Transient Period
  • 7. Population Ecology
  • 8. Evolution and Biogeography
  • 9. Migratory Birds and Pathogen Movement
  • 10. Connectivity and Conservation
  • 11. Conclusion
  • Appendix A. Population Dynamics of Periodic Breeders
  • Appendix B. Age-Structured Periodic Breeders
  • References
  • Taxonomic Index
  • Index

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