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1 online resource (733 pages) |
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Title Page ; Copyright Page; Contents; Editorial Team and Contributors; Preface; Bird Academy Web Resources; Chapter 1 Why Study Birds?; 1.1 Engaging with birds in the twenty-first century; 1.2 A short note on the names of birds; 1.3 Birds and ornithology are both worldwide; 1.4 Web resources beyond this handbook; Chapter 2 Avian Diversity and Classification; 2.1 Classifying avian diversity; 2.1.1 Avian classification; 2.1.2 Naming bird species; 2.1.3 English and local names; 2.1.4 Defining species; 2.1.5 Birds and the biological species concept |
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2.1.6 Birds and the phylogenetic species concept2.2 Phylogenetics: the evolutionary tree of birds; 2.2.1 What is a phylogeny?; 2.2.2 Phylogenetic data and techniques; 2.2.3 Genetic variation within bird species; 2.3 Global patterns of avian diversity; 2.3.1 Birds and biogeographical realms; 2.3.2 Avian distributions and their limits; 2.3.3 Variation in the diversity of living birds; 2.4 Origin of birds; 2.4.1 Birds are theropod dinosaurs; 2.4.2 Feathers and other dinosaur traits in birds; 2.4.3 Archaeopteryx, the earliest known bird; 2.4.4 Other early birds from the Mesozoic |
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2.4.5 Mass extinction and the origin of modern birds2.4.6 Diversification of living birds; 2.4.7 Relationships of living avian orders; References; Chapter 3 How Birds Evolve; 3.1 Natural selection; 3.1.1 Four conditions for natural selection; 3.1.2 Avian examples of natural selection; 3.1.3 Kin selection and indirect fitness; 3.1.4 Artificial selection in birds; 3.2 Sexual selection; 3.2.1 Sexual selection and mate attraction; 3.2.2 Sexual selection and competition; 3.2.3 Sexual selection in widowbirds: a case study; 3.2.4 What about choosy males?; 3.3 Speciation |
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3.3.1 Reproductive barriers that arise before birds mate3.3.2 Speciation via geographic splitting; 3.3.3 Speciation via colonization of new areas; 3.3.4 Speciation without geographic isolation; 3.3.5 Speciation in time rather than space; 3.4 Hybridization; 3.4.1 Avian hybrid zones; 3.4.2 Hybridization as a conservation issue; 3.4.3 Hybrids in the field; 3.5 What drives the divergence of bird populations?; 3.6 Adaptive radiations of birds; References; Chapter 4 Feathers and Plumages; 4.1 Structural basics of feathers; 4.2 Feather development; 4.2.1 Follicles |
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4.2.2 Generating the branched feather form4.3 Evolution of feathers; 4.4 Types of feathers: distribution, forms, and functions; 4.4.1 Down: insulation; 4.4.2 Contour feathers: feathers for all weather; 4.4.3 Flight feathers: lift and control in air; 4.4.4 Semiplumes: insulation around the edges; 4.4.5 Bristles: detection and protection; 4.4.6 Filoplumes: feather kinesthetics; 4.5 Molts and plumages; 4.5.1 Subadult versus definitive plumages; 4.5.2 Annual cycles: molt and wear; 4.5.3 Plumage naming systems; 4.5.4 The four molting strategies; 4.5.5 Progression and timing of molt |
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4.6 Feather care |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index |
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Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL |
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Print version record |
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Ornithology.
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Birds.
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Birds
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ornithology.
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Birds
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Ornithology
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Fitzpatrick, John W
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| ISBN |
9781118291047 |
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1118291042 |
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1118291026 |
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9781118291023 |
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