Ten years have passed since the first edition of this book. During that time the field of bird migration has experienced many advances which are reflected in this second edition. No other book exists to bring together the vast amount of information currently available on the subject of bird migration. Includes discussion of evolution and history of bird migration, physiology, orientation mechanisms and threats to migrations and is accessible to experts as well as amateurs.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Introduction
- Evolution, genetic basis, and extent of bird migration
- History of bird migration studies
- Current methods of studying bird migration
- The phenomena of bird migration
- Physiological bases and control of bird migration
- Orientation mechanisms
- Synopsis: course and control of migration of a typical long-distance migrant passerine
- Threats and the conservation and future of migrants
- Evolutionary aspects of bird migration in the future
- The significance of bird migration for human society
- Outlook
