02616nam 2200625 a 450 991078476440332120230617010114.01-383-02024-81-280-75881-30-19-151355-51-4294-2164-9(CKB)1000000000402890(EBL)422373(OCoLC)437108478(SSID)ssj0000133269(PQKBManifestationID)11989659(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000133269(PQKBWorkID)10040700(PQKB)10054929(Au-PeEL)EBL422373(CaPaEBR)ebr10233694(CaONFJC)MIL75881(MiAaPQ)EBC422373(EXLCZ)99100000000040289020050819d2005 ky 0engur|n#---|||||txtrdacontentstirdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe cuckoos[electronic resource] /Robert B. Payne ; with a molecular genetic analysis of cuckoo phylogeny by Michael D. Sorenson and Robert B. Payne ; color plates by Karen Klitz ; black and white illustrations by John MegahanOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20051 online resource (659 pages) colour illustrations, platesBird families of the world ;15Description based upon print version of record.0-19-850213-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [526]-606) and index.pt. 1. General chapters -- pt. 2. Species accounts.In The Cuckoos, Robert B. Payne presents a new evolutionary history of the family based on molecular genetics, and uses the family tree to explore the origins and diversity of their behaviour. He traces details of the cuckoos' biology to their original sources, includes descriptions of previously unpublished field observations, and reveals new comparisons of songs showing previously overlooked cuckoo species. Lavishly illustrated with specially commissioned colour plates. and numerous maps, halftones, and line drawings,Bird families of the world ;15.CuckoosCuckoos.598.7'4Payne Robert B13808Sorenson Michael D(Michael Douglas)1534353Klitz Karen1534354Megahan John1534355MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784764403321The cuckoos3781816UNINA