LEADER 03763nam 22006611 450 001 9910817687603321 005 20120509125524.0 010 $a1-4725-9707-9 010 $a1-282-98676-7 010 $a9786612986765 010 $a1-4081-3822-0 010 $a1-4081-4083-7 024 7 $a10.5040/9781472597076 035 $a(CKB)3390000000007839 035 $a(EBL)655440 035 $a(OCoLC)742333081 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000671225 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12288151 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000671225 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10613646 035 $a(PQKB)11582249 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC655440 035 $a(OCoLC)816040285 035 $a(UtOrBLW) 87072279 035 $a(EXLCZ)993390000000007839 100 $a20150116d1988 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBirds and berries $ea study of an ecological interaction /$fby Barbara and David Snow ; illustrated by John Busby 210 1$aCalton [Scotland] :$cT & A D Poyser,$d1988. 215 $a1 online resource (269 p.) 225 0 $aPoyser monographs 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4081-3821-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [253]-260) and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgements; 1 THE FRUITS; 2 THE FRUIT-EATERS; 3 INTERPRETATION; Appendices; References; Index 330 $a"The book's subtitle - A study of an ecological interaction - properly reflects the author's theme but may tend to hide the fact that the relationships between birds and berries can be much more than the simple, mutually advantageous systems ('eat my fruits, spread my seeds') they may seem at first to be. Therein lies the core of the book - the less obvious intricacies and implications of plant/ bird associations, the coevolution of species in some cases and the adaptations of a species (bird or plant) to further its own advantage. To complicate the scene, too, there are the 'exploiters', the pulp-predators and seed-predators that feed at the plant's expense. In Part 1 of the book the authors provide accounts by species of the trees and shrubs they observed over many years in their study area of southern England; similarly, Part 2 records the bird species they watched feeding, or attempting to feed, or preventing other birds from feeding, on the fruits. Part 3 ranges widely and is not confined to Britain and Europe. It investigates the strategies and adaptations evolved and employed by plants to ensure their success, and their attempts at defence against the bird 'predators'. It looks at the birds themselves, their foraging techniques and fruit preferences, the limitations of a fruit diet and adaptations to it, the time and energy budgets of fruit-eaters and, finally, the intriguing question of coevolution of plants and birds. This thought-provoking text offers many insights not generally perceived by ornithologist or botanist and is illustrated in masterly fashion by John Busby's lively drawings. Jacket paintings by John Busby."--Bloomsbury Publishing. 410 0$aPoyser Monographs 606 $aBirds$xFood 606 $aSeed dispersal by birds 606 $aSeeds$xDispersal 606 $2Wildlife: birds & birdwatching 615 0$aBirds$xFood. 615 0$aSeed dispersal by birds. 615 0$aSeeds$xDispersal. 676 $a582/.016 700 $aSnow$b Barbara K.$01690749 702 $aBusby$b John$f1928- 702 $aSnow$b David$g(David William), 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817687603321 996 $aBirds and berries$94066645 997 $aUNINA