Paul Ehrlich, David S. Dobkin, Darryl Wheye

The Birder's Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds: Including All Species That Regularly Breed North of Mexi

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Produktbeschreibung

The first affordable encyclopedia of bird behavior and biology covers the habitats of 660 North American bird species and provides the information field guides don't have room to include. Illustrated.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon & Schuster
• Seitenzahl: 785
• Erscheinungstermin: Juni 1988
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 214mm x 138mm x 46mm
• Gewicht: 903g
• ISBN-13: 9780671659899
• ISBN-10: 0671659898
• Artikelnr.: 21278599

Autorenporträt

Paul R. Ehrlich is Bing Professor of Population Studies and Professor of Biology at Stanford University, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He is the author of over 400 scientific articles and more than 20 books, including The Population Bomb, Extinction, and The Machinery of Nature. David S. Dobkin is the author of The Birder's Handbook. Darryl Wheye is the author of The Birder's Handbook. 

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Introduction
How to Use this Book
Right-hand Pages -- Essays
Left-hand Pages -- Species Treatments
Treatment Heading
Summary Line
Treatment Paragraph
Dealing with Uncertainty
Key to Summary Lines
Nest Location
Nest Type
Who Builds the Nest
Eggs
Mating system
Incubating Sex
Length of Incubation
Development at Hatching
Time from Hatching to Fledging
Who Tends the Young
Diet During Breeding
Foraging Techniques
Interpreting the Treatment Paragraphs
Breeding
Displays
Nest
Eggs
Diet
Conservation
Notes
Essays
References
Observing and Recording Bird Biology
Species Treatments (Even-numbered Pages)
Essays (Odd-numbered Pages)
Appendices
Hawaiian Bird Biology
Feral Birds
Pelagic Birds
DNA and Passerine Classification
North American Birds Omitted from the Species Treatments
Acknowledgments
Sources of Information Used in this Guide
Bibliography
Supplemental Bibliography
Guide to Essay Topics
Subject Index
Index to North American Birds