The 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 Megahan

• Autore: Payne Robert B
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (659 pages) : colour illustrations, plates
• Disciplina: 598.7'4
• Soggetto topico: Cuckoos
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: SorensonMichael D (Michael Douglas) KlitzKaren MegahanJohn
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [526]-606) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. General chapters -- pt. 2. Species accounts.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 He traces details of the cuckoos' biology to their original sources, includes descriptions of previously unpublished field observations, and reveals new comparisons of songs showing previously overlooked cuckoo species.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,
• Titolo autorizzato: The cuckoos
• ISBN: 1-280-75881-3; 0-19-151355-5; 1-4294-2164-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458404203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Bird families of the world ; ; 15.