What Is a Bird? (eBook)

An Exploration of Anatomy, Physiology, Behavior, and Ecology

Tony D. Williams (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
368 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-21187-9 (ISBN)

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A large-format, beautifully illustrated look at the natural history of birdsThere are some 10,000 bird species in existence today, occupying every continent and virtually every habitat on Earth. The variety of bird species is truly astounding, from the tiny bee hummingbird to the large flightless ostrich, making birds one of the most diverse and successful animal groups on the planet. Taking you inside the extraordinary world of birds, What Is a Bird? explores all aspects of these remarkable creatures, providing an up-close look at their morphology, unique internal anatomy and physiology, fascinating and varied behavior, and ecology. It features hundreds of color illustrations and draws on a broad range of examples, from the familiar backyard sparrow to the most exotic birds of paradise. A must-have book for birders and armchair naturalists, What Is a Bird? is a celebration of the rich complexity of bird life.An absorbing and beautifully presented exploration of the natural history of birdsIntegrates physiological adaptations with ecology and behaviorFeatures a wealth of color photographs and explanatory figuresUses scanning electron microscope imagery to provide a rare close-up view of structures not normally visibleProvides insights into our complex relationship with birds, from our enduring fascination with them to the threats they face and the challenges of conservation

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.1.2021
• Co-Autor: Frances Bonier, Julia A. Clarke, Chad Eliason, Elizabeth MacDougall-Shackleton, Scott MacDougall-Shackleton, Scott McWilliams, Tony D. Williams
• Zusatzinfo: 400 color illustrations
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• Schlagworte: anatomy • Anna's Hummingbird • Antioxidant • Atlantic Puffin • Audubon • avian anatomy • bald eagle • beak • beaks • Bee hummingbird • biologist • Biology • bird • bird aerodynamics • Bird Anatomy • bird bone structure • bird evolution • bird flight • bird flight mechanics • bird life cycles • bird migration • bird morphology • Bird nest • bird physiology • bird plumage • birds in art • birds in history • bird skeleton • bird social behavior • Birdsong • Brood (honey bee) • Brood parasite • Budgerigar • Cat • circulatory system • citizen science • claw • climate change • Coevolution • Common blackbird • Common Kingfisher • common loon • Common murre • Common starling • courtship • Courtship display • Diving bird • Egg as food • Emperor Penguin • Eurasian blackcap • Eurasian blue tit • Eurasian skylark • Feather • Feathers • female • Flight • Flight feather • flightless bird • foraging • Furcula • Galliformes • Gentoo Penguin • gizzard • godwit • Goose • great tit • Grebe • Herbivore • hollow bones • Hormone • House sparrow • Indian peafowl • insect • Invertebrate • King Penguin • mallard • Mammal • manakin • mate choice in birds • mating • Metabolism • molting • molt patterns • Muscle • National Science Foundation • North America • Northern Gannet • nutrient • organism • Ornithology • ostrich • parts of a bird • Passenger pigeon • Passerine • peregrine falcon • Physiology • plumage • predation • Propulsion • Protein • Red knot • Reproductive success • Reproductive system • Science • Scientist • Sexual Dimorphism • Sexual Selection • Testicle • the life of birds • Thermoregulation • Theropoda • Tooth • Trade-off • Tree Swallow • Vertebrate • wader • wandering albatross • waterfowl • wild turkey • woodpecker • year • yolk • zebra finch
• ISBN-10: 0-691-21187-6 / 0691211876
• ISBN-13: 978-0-691-21187-9 / 9780691211879