How Birds Evolve : : What Science Reveals about Their Origin, Lives, and Diversity / / Douglas J. Futuyma.
A marvelous journey into the world of bird evolutionHow Birds Evolve explores how evolution has shaped the distinctive characteristics and behaviors we observe in birds today. Douglas Futuyma describes how evolutionary science illuminates the wonders of birds, ranging over topics such as the meaning...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (320 p.) :; 48 color + 67 b/w illus. 4 tables. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 In the Light of Evolution: Birds and Evolutionary Science
- 2 Parrots, Falcons, and Songbirds: The Bird Tree of Life
- 3 After Archaeopteryx: Highlights of Bird History
- 4 Finches and Blackcaps: How Bird Populations Change and Adapt
- 5 The Ruff and the Cuckoo: Variation within Species
- 6 Hoatzin and Hummingbirds: How Adaptations Evolve
- 7 Owls and Albatrosses: Life Cycle Events and Variations
- 8 Auklets’ Crests and Peacocks’ Trains: Sexual Selection in Birds
- 9 Anis, Swallows, and Bee-eaters: The Social Life of Birds
- 10 Bird Species: What Are They and How Do They Form
- 11 A World of Birds
- 12 Evolution and Extinction: The Future of Birds
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index