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Birds of Two Worlds
. Ed(S): Greenberg, Russell; Marra, Peter P.
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Description for Birds of Two Worlds
Birds of Two Worlds will complete the trilogy and become indispensable for ornithologists, evolutionary biologists, serious birders, and public and academic libraries. Editor(s): Greenberg, Russell; Marra, Peter P. Num Pages: 488 pages, 110, 9 black & white halftones, 101 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 227 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1602.
For centuries biologists have tried to understand the underpinnings of avian migration: where birds go and why, why some migrate and some do not, how they adapt to a changing environment, and how migratory systems evolve. Twenty-five years ago the answers to many of these questions were addressed by a collection of migration experts in Keast and Morton's classic work Migrant Birds in the Neotropics. In 1992, Hagan and Johnston published a follow-up book, Ecology and Conservation of Neotropical Migrant Landbirds. In Birds of Two Worlds Russell Greenberg and Peter Marra bring together the world's experts on ... Read more
For centuries biologists have tried to understand the underpinnings of avian migration: where birds go and why, why some migrate and some do not, how they adapt to a changing environment, and how migratory systems evolve. Twenty-five years ago the answers to many of these questions were addressed by a collection of migration experts in Keast and Morton's classic work Migrant Birds in the Neotropics. In 1992, Hagan and Johnston published a follow-up book, Ecology and Conservation of Neotropical Migrant Landbirds. In Birds of Two Worlds Russell Greenberg and Peter Marra bring together the world's experts on ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
Number of Pages
488
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801881077
SKU
V9780801881077
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
About . Ed(S): Greenberg, Russell; Marra, Peter P.
Russell Greenberg is director of the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. Peter P. Marra is a research scientist with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.
Reviews for Birds of Two Worlds
Birds of Two Worlds should be of value to anyone interested in the movement patterns of birds and other animals.
Ian Newton Trends in Ecology and Evolution 2005 Collections strong in natural history, ecology, and bird behavior and lore will find Birds of Two Worlds an indispensable ornithological reference. The Bookwatch 2005 An important volume that will be of ... Read more
Ian Newton Trends in Ecology and Evolution 2005 Collections strong in natural history, ecology, and bird behavior and lore will find Birds of Two Worlds an indispensable ornithological reference. The Bookwatch 2005 An important volume that will be of ... Read more