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.
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.
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.
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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
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
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