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This comprehensive overview of all aspects of bird migration summarizes reviews and discussions of recent hypotheses, covering the research field from phenomenology through to ecology, physiology, control mechanisms, orientation, evolutionary aspects and conservation measures.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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| Author(s) : P. Berthold & Edward Gwinner | Format : Hardback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 3540434089 | ISBN-13 : 9783540434085 |
| RRP : £138.50 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Country Publication : Germany
Publication Date : 01/12/2002
Publisher : Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Page Length : XVI, 610mm
Page Size : 230mm