Stray Feathers

Reflections on the Structure, Behaviour and Evolution of Birds

Penny Olsen, Leo Joseph (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2011
CSIRO Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-643-09493-2 (ISBN)

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Superbly illustrated with black and white drawings of a range of birds, Stray Feathers showcases some of the remarkable adaptations of Australian birds.

Stray Feathers showcases some of the remarkable adaptations of Australian birds. A brief introduction describes how evolution shapes form and function, followed by a series of vignettes illustrating the wondrous variety of forms and functions shaped by evolution. For example, did you know that barn owls can hunt in absolute darkness and that cuckoos commence incubation before their egg is laid?

Penny Olsen is an Honorary Professor in the Division of Ecology and Evolution, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University. During her career as a research scientist she increasingly turned her hand to writing about Australian wildlife, its history, researchers and illustrators. She is the author of nearly 30 books and 120 research papers. Leo Joseph is the Director of the Australian National Wildlife Collection, CSIRO, Canberra. He has been involved in ornithology as an amateur and research scientist for some 35 years and has published widely in national and international scientific journals.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.7.2011
Verlagsort	Melbourne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	200 x 260 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
ISBN-10	0-643-09493-8 / 0643094938
ISBN-13	978-0-643-09493-2 / 9780643094932
Zustand	Neuware