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Ten thousand birds ornithology since Darwin

Title
Ten thousand birds [electronic resource] : ornithology since Darwin / Tim Birkhead, Jo Wimpenny, Bob Montgomerie.
Author
Birkhead, Tim.
Publication
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2014]

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Additional Authors
  • Wimpenny, Jo.
  • Montgomerie, Robert D. (Robert Dennis)
Description
1 online resource (xvii, 524 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps.
Uniform Title
Ten thousand birds (Online)
Alternative Title
Ten thousand birds (Online)
Subject
  • Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 > Influence
  • Ornithology > History > 19th century
  • Ornithology > History > 20th century
  • Ornithology > History > 21st century
  • Ornithologists
  • Birds
  • Evolution (Biology)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-496) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Yesterday's birds -- The origin and diversification of species -- Birds on the tree of life -- Ebb and flow -- Ecological adaptations for breeding -- Form and function -- The study of instinct -- Behavior as adaptation -- Selection in relation to sex -- Population studies of birds -- Tomorrow's birds -- Afterword -- Appendix 1. Some histories of ornithology -- Appendix 2. Five hundred ornithologists.
LCCN
2013939390
OCLC
ssj0001169289
Author
Birkhead, Tim.
Title
Ten thousand birds [electronic resource] : ornithology since Darwin / Tim Birkhead, Jo Wimpenny, Bob Montgomerie.
Imprint
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2014]
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-496) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Wimpenny, Jo.
Montgomerie, Robert D. (Robert Dennis)
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