
The Migration Ecology of Birds
Description
Key Features
* Contains numerous tables, maps and diagrams, a glossary, and a bibliography of more than 2,700 references
* Written by an active researcher with a distinguished career in avian ecology, including migration research
Readership
Table of Contents
- Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Methodology
PART 1: THE MIGRATORY PROCESS
Chapter 3 Migratory flight
Chapter 4 Weather effects and other aspects
Chapter 5 Fuelling the flights
Chapter 6 Incredible journeys
Chapter 7 Raptors and other soaring birds
Chapter 8 Speed and duration of journeys
Chapter 9 Finding the way
Chapter 10 Vagrancy
PART 2: THE TIMING AND CONTROL OF MIGRATION
Chapter 11 Annual cycles
Chapter 12 Control mechanisms
PART 3: LARGE SCALE MOVEMENT PATTERNS
Chapter 13 Geographical patterns
Chapter 14 Seasonal occupation of breeding areas
Chapter 15 Sex and age differences in migration
Chapter 16 Variations on a migratory theme
Chapter 17 Site fidelity and dispersal
Chapter 18 Irruptive migrations: boreal seed-eaters
Chapter 19 Irruptive migrations: owls, raptors and waterfowl
PART 4: EVOLUTION OF MOVEMENT PATTERNS
Chapter 20 Evolutionary aspects
Chapter 21 Recent changes in bird migrations
Chapter 22 Biogeographical legacies
Chapter 23 Distribution patterns
PART 5: MIGRATION SYSTEMS AND POPULATION LIMITATION
Chapter 24 The Palaearctic-Afrotropical migration system
Chapter 25 The Nearctic-Neotropical migration system
Chapter 26 Population limitation – breeding and wintering areas
Chapter 27 Population limitation – conditions on stopover
Chapter 28 Mass mortality of migrants
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 984
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2007
- Published: November 20, 2007
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780080554839
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780125173674
About the Author
Ian Newton
Affiliations and Expertise
Ratings and Reviews
Latest reviews
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Joseph U. Mon May 14 2018
Comprehensive Review of Migration
At nearly 1,000 pages, this is a hefty tome. It is good for both answering specific questions and for explaining fascinating, little known aspects of migration. Well illustrated and documented.
Joseph U. Thu Dec 28 2017
The Migration Ecology of Birds
Comprehensive and also nicely presented. I use it as a reference book but could also benefit from giving it a thorough read.