Bird migration, 2nd Edition by Peter Berthold - ISBN: 9780198507864
Hardcover
This book, a synthesis of the area, describes not only the migrations, the stamina and navigational skills of the birds, the effects on their distributions, survival, and evolution, but also the scientific skills and studies that underlie the information that has been gleaned about migration.

Bird migration, 2nd Edition

A General Survey

$286.61

  • Hardcover

    266 pages

  • Release Date

    26 July 2001

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Summary

The question of how birds migrate over enormous distances with apparently minimal guidance continues to excite both professional and amateur ornithologists. Nearly ten years have elapsed since Peter Berthold, a leading researcher in the field, wrote the first edition of this highly readable and fascinating book. During that time the field has advanced by strides, so that this new edition has been extensively revised, expanded, and updated. No other book existsthat brings together the vast amo…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780198507864
ISBN-10:0198507860
Author:Peter Berthold
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Imprint:Oxford University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:266
Edition:2nd
Release Date:26 July 2001
Weight:599g
Dimensions:242mm x 161mm x 19mm
Series:Oxford Ornithology Series
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Critics Review

The whole book is an excellent review of recent scientific research.

The whole book is an excellent review of recent scientific research. * Glasgow Naturalist *

About The Author

Peter Berthold

Berthold is Director of the Max Planck Institute for animal physiology in Germany.

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