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Passerine Migration
Nikita Chernetsov
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Description for Passerine Migration
Hardback. Most birds cannot cover the distance between their breeding and winter quarters in one hop. They have to make multiple flights alternated with stopovers. This title summarizes our knowledge on the ecology of songbird migrants during migratory stopovers and on their behaviour. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVP; PSVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 457.
Most birds cannot cover the distance between their breeding and winter quarters in one hop. They have to make multiple flights alternated with stopovers. Which factors govern the birds’ decisions to stop, to stop for how long, when to resume flight? What is better – to accumulate much fuel and to make long flights for many hundreds of kilometres, or to travel in small steps? Is it necessary to find habitats similar to the breeding ones or other habitats would do? Are long migratory flights indeed so costly energetically as usually assumed? This monograph summarizes our current knowledge on the ... Read more
Most birds cannot cover the distance between their breeding and winter quarters in one hop. They have to make multiple flights alternated with stopovers. Which factors govern the birds’ decisions to stop, to stop for how long, when to resume flight? What is better – to accumulate much fuel and to make long flights for many hundreds of kilometres, or to travel in small steps? Is it necessary to find habitats similar to the breeding ones or other habitats would do? Are long migratory flights indeed so costly energetically as usually assumed? This monograph summarizes our current knowledge on the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642290190
SKU
V9783642290190
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
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