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Author: Geoffrey E. Hill Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0195348915 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 333
Book Description
This is an account of studies of the function and evolution of colorful plumage in the House Finch. It is also an engaging study on the evolution of sexual selection in birds and a lively portrait of the challenges and constraints of experimental design facing any field investigator working with animal behavior. Part I sets the stage for modern studies of the function of plumage coloration with a review of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries. Part II focuses on the proximate control and present function of plumage coloration. Part III takes a more explicitly evolutionary approach to the study of plumage coloration using biogeography and phylogeny to test hypotheses for why specific forms of plumage color display have evolved. It concludes with an account of comparative studies that have been conducted in the House Finch and other cardueline finches and the insight these studies have provided on the evolution of carotenoid-based ornamental coloration.
Author: Geoffrey E. Hill Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0195348915 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 333
Book Description
This is an account of studies of the function and evolution of colorful plumage in the House Finch. It is also an engaging study on the evolution of sexual selection in birds and a lively portrait of the challenges and constraints of experimental design facing any field investigator working with animal behavior. Part I sets the stage for modern studies of the function of plumage coloration with a review of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries. Part II focuses on the proximate control and present function of plumage coloration. Part III takes a more explicitly evolutionary approach to the study of plumage coloration using biogeography and phylogeny to test hypotheses for why specific forms of plumage color display have evolved. It concludes with an account of comparative studies that have been conducted in the House Finch and other cardueline finches and the insight these studies have provided on the evolution of carotenoid-based ornamental coloration.
Author: Lynn Murphy Publisher: ISBN: 9781516981908 Category : Languages : en Pages : 292
Book Description
"The rain has stopped and I wake from dreaming of blue butterflies swirling past me. The dream is so real that I think I can feel that now familiar sensation of falling and being pulled down into a narrowing vortex, that trip across time circles of which I am never certain how long it will take and where I will end up. At first I think that I am time traveling again, on my way once more to find Mom and Dad and Jack. But I am clearly in my own room at our house in Annapolis and somehow I know that they are not here. Without going to check, without being told, I realize once again that they are somewhere in time without me. " Mollie Donovan has found her time traveling family, only to lose them again. She alone has made it back to present time. When the family doesn't return, Mollie and her Uncle Patrick set off again to try and find them, with more forays into historical settings and more time traveling adventures.
Author: Mary Finch Publisher: Barefoot Books ISBN: 1782855041 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 36
Book Description
How will the red hen transform a seed into bread? Follow her step-by-step process from the farm to the table and learn about the value of teamwork. Includes a recipe for baking your own loaf of bread.
Author: Jack Riggs Publisher: Ballantine Books ISBN: 9780345468192 Category : Boys Languages : en Pages : 0
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Twelve-year old Raybert and his best friend Palmer share a deep relationship in a North Carolina mill town in 1968, as they both struggle with unstable parents and a growing mistrust for adults.
Author: Ted Floyd Publisher: ISBN: 1426220030 Category : House & Home Languages : en Pages : 308
Book Description
"In this elegant narrative, celebrated naturalist Ted Floyd guides you through a year of becoming a better birder. Choosing 200 top avian species to teach key lessons, Floyd introduces a new, holistic approach to bird watching and shows how to use the tools of the 21st century to appreciate the natural world we inhabit together whether city, country or suburbs." -- From book jacket.
Author: Kenn Kaufman Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 9780618159888 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 708
Book Description
The bestselling natural history of birds, lavishly illustrated with 600 colorphotos, is now available for the first time in flexi binding.
Author: DK Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 074407004X Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 514
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Bring the diversity and drama of the bird world to life with this encyclopedic new edition. A must-have for every avian enthusiast, this catalogue showcases thousands of bird species pictured in their native environment. Shot by photographers around the globe, the vivid images are accompanied by in-depth introductions to all 40 of the world's newly reclassified bird orders. Compiled by a team of experts and revised by BirdLife International, Bird provides the most up to date and comprehensive photographic tour of the wondrous world of birds. Dive in and you will find: -A bird by bird catalogue of more than 1,280 species, each with a description, data file, and distribution map -An introduction describing bird biology in beautiful visual detail. -Feature spreads showcasing the planet's most impressive sites for birdwatching -Photographic essays that display the best in bird photography Discover the world of the skies! Unrivaled in scope for a single-volume reference work, Bird's photographic catalogue features species from hummingbirds to monkey-eating eagles, organised in taxonomic order. Immerse yourself in the life of birds; read about their migrations, anatomy, feeding and breeding. All this, and special features on the world's most sought after bird watching locations, make this "A must-have reference for every bird enthusiast" - BBC Wildlife Magazine. Whether you're an avian expert who knows your Accipitriformes (birds of prey) from your Falconiformes (falcons and caracaras), or are simply a nature lover wanting to learn more, you won't find a more detailed or comprehensive photographic bird book than this. What's new? After a major reclassification of all birds, this new edition is the only guide currently in print covering the new system of 40 bird orders and 140+ families, including an updated catalogue with newly discovered species. Reviewed by the experts at BirdLife International, you can be sure that you are getting the latest knowledge of bird biology and classification.
Author: Geoffrey E. Hill
Author: Geoffrey E. Hill
Author: Annemarie Riley Guertin
Author: Lynn Murphy
Author: Mary Finch
Author: GODFREY. EVANS
Author: Russell James Kingston
Author: Jack Riggs
Author: Ted Floyd
Author: Kenn Kaufman
Author: DK