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The Life of Birds Joel Carl Welty

The Life of Birds By Joel Carl Welty

The Life of Birds by Joel Carl Welty


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Summary

This undergraduate text in ornithology is now in its fourth edition, and provides a coverage of avian biology: systematics, physiology, ecology and behaviour. This edition includes expanded material on physiology and ecology, more artwork and a new design format.

The Life of Birds Summary

The Life of Birds by Joel Carl Welty

This leading undergraduate text in ornithology is now in its fourth edition, and still provides a comprehensive coverage of avian biology: systematics, physiology, ecology and behaviour. This edition includes expanded material on physiology and ecology, more artwork and a new design format.

Table of Contents

Birds as Flying Machines. The Kinds of Birds. Skin, Scales, Feathers, And Colors. Bones and Muscles. Brain, Nerves, And Sense Organs. Food, Digestion, And Feeding Habits. Blood, Air, And Heat. Excretion, Reproduction, And Photoperiodism. Behavior. Social Behavior. Songs, Calls, And Other Sounds. Territory. Courtship and Mating Habits. Nests. Eggs. Incubation and Brood Parasitism. The Care and Development of Young. The Numbers of Birds and Their Regulation. The Ecology of Birds. The Geography of Birds. Flight. Migration and Orientation. The Origin and Evolution of Birds. Birds and Man.

Additional information

GOR005454750
9780030689239
0030689236
The Life of Birds by Joel Carl Welty
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Cengage Learning, Inc
1988-01-04
720
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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