The Migration Ecology of Birds
- 1st Edition - November 20, 2007
- Author: Ian Newton
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 5 1 7 3 6 7 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 5 4 8 3 - 9
This book presents an up-to-date, detailed and thorough review of the most fascinating ecological findings of bird migration. It deals with all aspects of this absorbing subject,… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThis book presents an up-to-date, detailed and thorough review of the most fascinating ecological findings of bird migration. It deals with all aspects of this absorbing subject, including the problems of navigation and vagrancy, the timing and physiological control of migration, the factors that limit their populations, and more. Author, Ian Newton, reveals the extraordinary adaptability of birds to the variable and changing conditions across the globe, including current climate change. This adventurous book places emphasis on ecological aspects, which have received only scant attention in previous publications. Overall, the book provides the most thorough and in-depth appraisal of current information available, with abundant tables, maps and diagrams, and many new insights. Written in a clear and readable style, this book appeals not only to migration researchers in the field and Ornithologists, but to anyone with an interest in this fascinating subject.
* Hot ecological aspects include: various types of bird movements, including dispersal and nomadism, and how they relate to food supplies and other external conditions * Contains numerous tables, maps and diagrams, a glossary, and a bibliography of more than 2,700 references* Written by an active researcher with a distinguished career in avian ecology, including migration research
Ornithologists, ecologists, physiologists, biologists interested in animal movements, amateur naturalists, serious bird-watchers and bird-ringers.
PrefaceChapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 MethodologyPART 1: THE MIGRATORY PROCESSChapter 3 Migratory flightChapter 4 Weather effects and other aspectsChapter 5 Fuelling the flightsChapter 6 Incredible journeysChapter 7 Raptors and other soaring birdsChapter 8 Speed and duration of journeysChapter 9 Finding the wayChapter 10 VagrancyPART 2: THE TIMING AND CONTROL OF MIGRATIONChapter 11 Annual cyclesChapter 12 Control mechanismsPART 3: LARGE SCALE MOVEMENT PATTERNSChapter 13 Geographical patternsChapter 14 Seasonal occupation of breeding areasChapter 15 Sex and age differences in migrationChapter 16 Variations on a migratory themeChapter 17 Site fidelity and dispersalChapter 18 Irruptive migrations: boreal seed-eatersChapter 19 Irruptive migrations: owls, raptors and waterfowlPART 4: EVOLUTION OF MOVEMENT PATTERNSChapter 20 Evolutionary aspectsChapter 21 Recent changes in bird migrationsChapter 22 Biogeographical legaciesChapter 23 Distribution patternsPART 5: MIGRATION SYSTEMS AND POPULATION LIMITATIONChapter 24 The Palaearctic-Afrotropical migration system Chapter 25 The Nearctic-Neotropical migration systemChapter 26 Population limitation – breeding and wintering areasChapter 27 Population limitation – conditions on stopoverChapter 28 Mass mortality of migrants GlossaryBibliographyIndex
- No. of pages: 984
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 20, 2007
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardback ISBN: 9780125173674
- eBook ISBN: 9780080554839
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Ian Newton
Dr. Ian Newton is respected world-wide both as a biologist with a special interest and expertise in this subject and as a communicator. He is a seasoned and popular keynote speaker at National and International meetings, and his talks are often the high point of conferences. Ian Newton was born and raised in north Derbyshire. He attended Chesterfield Boys Grammar School, followed by the universities of Bristol and Oxford. He has been interested in birds since boyhood, and as a teenager developed a particular fascination with finches, which later led to doctoral and post-doctoral studies on these birds. Later in life he became known for his penetrating field studies of bird populations, notably on raptors. He is now a senior ecologist with the Natural Environment Research Council and visiting professor of ornithology at the University of Oxford.
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Senior Ecologist, Natural Environment Research Council, Swindon, UKRead The Migration Ecology of Birds on ScienceDirect