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The migration ecology of birds [[electronic resource] /] / Ian Newton ; illustrations by Keith Brockie
| The migration ecology of birds [[electronic resource] /] / Ian Newton ; illustrations by Keith Brockie |
| Autore | Newton Ian |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; London, : Elsevier-Academic Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (985 p.) |
| Disciplina | 598.1568 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BrockieKeith |
| Soggetto topico |
Birds - Migration
Birds - Ecology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-05560-3
9786611055608 0-08-055483-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; The Migration Ecology of Birds; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; TYPES OF BIRD MOVEMENTS; ADAPTATIONS FOR MIGRATION; THE DIVERSITY OF MIGRATION; SEDENTARY POPULATIONS; HIBERNATION; SUMMARY; Chapter 2 Methodology; OBSERVATIONS OF BIRDS ON MIGRATION; RADAR AND OTHER DEVICES; DISTRIBUTION STUDIES; RINGING; RADIO-TRACKING; ISOTOPES AND OTHER MARKERS; CONNECTIVITY; STOPOVER ECOLOGY; LABORATORY RESEARCH ON PHYSIOLOGY, MIGRATORY RESTLESSNESS AND DIRECTIONAL PREFERENCES; BREEDING PROGRAMMES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY
PART ONE: THE MIGRATORY PROCESS Chapter 3 Migratory flight; BODY WEIGHT, SPEED AND FLIGHT MODE; FLAPPING AND SOARING FLIGHT; THE CONCEPT OF ENERGY HEIGHT; CONCLUSIONS ON THE ROLE OF BODY SIZE IN BIRD MIGRATION; THE NEED FOR REST; MIGRATION BY WALKING OR SWIMMING; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; Chapter 4 Weather effects and other aspects; MIGRATION AND WEATHER; ALTITUDE OF MIGRATION; DIURNAL AND NOCTURNAL FLIGHT; SOCIAL FACTORS; REVERSE MIGRATION; SUMMARY; Chapter 5 Fueling the flights; ENERGY NEEDS AND BODY COMPOSITION; MIGRATION MODE; MECHANISMS OF FUEL DEPOSITION; DAILY RATES OF WEIGHT GAIN EXAMPLES OF CHANGES IN BODY COMPOSITION FAT CHICKS; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; APPENDIX 5.1 CALCULATION OF FLIGHT RANGES; Chapter 6 Incredible journeys; SEA-CROSSINGS; DESERT CROSSINGS; HIGH MOUNTAINS; OTHER BARRIERS; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; POSTSCRIPT; Chapter 7 Raptors and other soaring birds; USE OF THERMALS AND OTHER UPDRAFTS; EXTENSION OF MIGRATION AS A CONSEQUENCE OF SOARING; SOCIAL FACTORS; COUNTS IN ISRAEL; NUMBERS ENTERING AFRICA; MIGRATION AT OTHER SITES; ENERGY RESERVES; SUMMARY; Chapter 8 Speed and duration of journeys; THEORETICAL BASIS; EMPIRICAL ESTIMATES PROPORTION OF MIGRATION SPENT IN FLIGHT APPARENT NON-STOP SEA-CROSSINGS; PENGUINS; MIGRATION WITHIN THE ANNUAL CYCLE; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; Chapter 9 Finding the way; COMPASS ORIENTATION AND BI-COORDINATE NAVIGATION; CUES USED IN DIRECTION FINDING; SOCIAL FACTORS; LOXODROMES AND ORTHODROMES; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; Chapter 10 Vagrancy; PROBABILITY OF ARRIVAL; LONG-DISTANCE DISPERSAL; EFFECT OF POPULATION SIZE; DRIFT BY WIND; OVERSHOOTING; DEVIANT DIRECTIONAL TENDENCIES; MIRROR-IMAGE MIGRATION; REVERSED-DIRECTION MIGRATION; NEW ROUTES AND RANGE EXPANSION; HUMAN-ASSISTED VAGRANCY EVIDENCE FROM RINGING CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; PART TWO: THE TIMING AND CONTROL OF MIGRATION; Chapter 11 Annual cycles; VARIATIONS IN ANNUAL CYCLES; INTERNAL TIME KEEPING; FLEXIBLE CYCLES; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; Chapter 12 Control mechanisms; OBLIGATE AND FACULTATIVE MODES; MIGRATION TIMING, DISTANCES AND DIRECTIONS; AUTUMN MIGRATION; SPRING MIGRATION; RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPRING ARRIVAL, BREEDING AND AUTUMN DEPARTURE; DEFERRED RETURN TO BREEDING AREAS; HORMONAL ISSUES; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; PART THREE: LARGE-SCALE MOVEMENT PATTERNS; Chapter 13 Geographical patterns LATITUDINAL TRENDS |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458578203321 |
Newton Ian
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| Amsterdam ; ; London, : Elsevier-Academic Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The migration ecology of birds [[electronic resource] /] / Ian Newton ; illustrations by Keith Brockie
| The migration ecology of birds [[electronic resource] /] / Ian Newton ; illustrations by Keith Brockie |
| Autore | Newton Ian |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; London, : Elsevier-Academic Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (985 p.) |
| Disciplina | 598.1568 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BrockieKeith |
| Soggetto topico |
Birds - Migration
Birds - Ecology |
| ISBN |
1-281-05560-3
9786611055608 0-08-055483-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; The Migration Ecology of Birds; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; TYPES OF BIRD MOVEMENTS; ADAPTATIONS FOR MIGRATION; THE DIVERSITY OF MIGRATION; SEDENTARY POPULATIONS; HIBERNATION; SUMMARY; Chapter 2 Methodology; OBSERVATIONS OF BIRDS ON MIGRATION; RADAR AND OTHER DEVICES; DISTRIBUTION STUDIES; RINGING; RADIO-TRACKING; ISOTOPES AND OTHER MARKERS; CONNECTIVITY; STOPOVER ECOLOGY; LABORATORY RESEARCH ON PHYSIOLOGY, MIGRATORY RESTLESSNESS AND DIRECTIONAL PREFERENCES; BREEDING PROGRAMMES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY
PART ONE: THE MIGRATORY PROCESS Chapter 3 Migratory flight; BODY WEIGHT, SPEED AND FLIGHT MODE; FLAPPING AND SOARING FLIGHT; THE CONCEPT OF ENERGY HEIGHT; CONCLUSIONS ON THE ROLE OF BODY SIZE IN BIRD MIGRATION; THE NEED FOR REST; MIGRATION BY WALKING OR SWIMMING; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; Chapter 4 Weather effects and other aspects; MIGRATION AND WEATHER; ALTITUDE OF MIGRATION; DIURNAL AND NOCTURNAL FLIGHT; SOCIAL FACTORS; REVERSE MIGRATION; SUMMARY; Chapter 5 Fueling the flights; ENERGY NEEDS AND BODY COMPOSITION; MIGRATION MODE; MECHANISMS OF FUEL DEPOSITION; DAILY RATES OF WEIGHT GAIN EXAMPLES OF CHANGES IN BODY COMPOSITION FAT CHICKS; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; APPENDIX 5.1 CALCULATION OF FLIGHT RANGES; Chapter 6 Incredible journeys; SEA-CROSSINGS; DESERT CROSSINGS; HIGH MOUNTAINS; OTHER BARRIERS; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; POSTSCRIPT; Chapter 7 Raptors and other soaring birds; USE OF THERMALS AND OTHER UPDRAFTS; EXTENSION OF MIGRATION AS A CONSEQUENCE OF SOARING; SOCIAL FACTORS; COUNTS IN ISRAEL; NUMBERS ENTERING AFRICA; MIGRATION AT OTHER SITES; ENERGY RESERVES; SUMMARY; Chapter 8 Speed and duration of journeys; THEORETICAL BASIS; EMPIRICAL ESTIMATES PROPORTION OF MIGRATION SPENT IN FLIGHT APPARENT NON-STOP SEA-CROSSINGS; PENGUINS; MIGRATION WITHIN THE ANNUAL CYCLE; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; Chapter 9 Finding the way; COMPASS ORIENTATION AND BI-COORDINATE NAVIGATION; CUES USED IN DIRECTION FINDING; SOCIAL FACTORS; LOXODROMES AND ORTHODROMES; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; Chapter 10 Vagrancy; PROBABILITY OF ARRIVAL; LONG-DISTANCE DISPERSAL; EFFECT OF POPULATION SIZE; DRIFT BY WIND; OVERSHOOTING; DEVIANT DIRECTIONAL TENDENCIES; MIRROR-IMAGE MIGRATION; REVERSED-DIRECTION MIGRATION; NEW ROUTES AND RANGE EXPANSION; HUMAN-ASSISTED VAGRANCY EVIDENCE FROM RINGING CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; PART TWO: THE TIMING AND CONTROL OF MIGRATION; Chapter 11 Annual cycles; VARIATIONS IN ANNUAL CYCLES; INTERNAL TIME KEEPING; FLEXIBLE CYCLES; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; Chapter 12 Control mechanisms; OBLIGATE AND FACULTATIVE MODES; MIGRATION TIMING, DISTANCES AND DIRECTIONS; AUTUMN MIGRATION; SPRING MIGRATION; RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPRING ARRIVAL, BREEDING AND AUTUMN DEPARTURE; DEFERRED RETURN TO BREEDING AREAS; HORMONAL ISSUES; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; PART THREE: LARGE-SCALE MOVEMENT PATTERNS; Chapter 13 Geographical patterns LATITUDINAL TRENDS |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784623903321 |
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Newton Ian
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| Amsterdam ; ; London, : Elsevier-Academic Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The migration ecology of birds / / Ian Newton ; illustrations by Keith Brockie
| The migration ecology of birds / / Ian Newton ; illustrations by Keith Brockie |
| Autore | Newton Ian |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; London, : Elsevier-Academic Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (985 p.) |
| Disciplina | 598.1568 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BrockieKeith |
| Soggetto topico |
Birds - Migration
Birds - Ecology |
| ISBN |
9786611055608
9781281055606 1281055603 9780080554839 0080554830 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; The Migration Ecology of Birds; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; TYPES OF BIRD MOVEMENTS; ADAPTATIONS FOR MIGRATION; THE DIVERSITY OF MIGRATION; SEDENTARY POPULATIONS; HIBERNATION; SUMMARY; Chapter 2 Methodology; OBSERVATIONS OF BIRDS ON MIGRATION; RADAR AND OTHER DEVICES; DISTRIBUTION STUDIES; RINGING; RADIO-TRACKING; ISOTOPES AND OTHER MARKERS; CONNECTIVITY; STOPOVER ECOLOGY; LABORATORY RESEARCH ON PHYSIOLOGY, MIGRATORY RESTLESSNESS AND DIRECTIONAL PREFERENCES; BREEDING PROGRAMMES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY
PART ONE: THE MIGRATORY PROCESS Chapter 3 Migratory flight; BODY WEIGHT, SPEED AND FLIGHT MODE; FLAPPING AND SOARING FLIGHT; THE CONCEPT OF ENERGY HEIGHT; CONCLUSIONS ON THE ROLE OF BODY SIZE IN BIRD MIGRATION; THE NEED FOR REST; MIGRATION BY WALKING OR SWIMMING; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; Chapter 4 Weather effects and other aspects; MIGRATION AND WEATHER; ALTITUDE OF MIGRATION; DIURNAL AND NOCTURNAL FLIGHT; SOCIAL FACTORS; REVERSE MIGRATION; SUMMARY; Chapter 5 Fueling the flights; ENERGY NEEDS AND BODY COMPOSITION; MIGRATION MODE; MECHANISMS OF FUEL DEPOSITION; DAILY RATES OF WEIGHT GAIN EXAMPLES OF CHANGES IN BODY COMPOSITION FAT CHICKS; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; APPENDIX 5.1 CALCULATION OF FLIGHT RANGES; Chapter 6 Incredible journeys; SEA-CROSSINGS; DESERT CROSSINGS; HIGH MOUNTAINS; OTHER BARRIERS; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; POSTSCRIPT; Chapter 7 Raptors and other soaring birds; USE OF THERMALS AND OTHER UPDRAFTS; EXTENSION OF MIGRATION AS A CONSEQUENCE OF SOARING; SOCIAL FACTORS; COUNTS IN ISRAEL; NUMBERS ENTERING AFRICA; MIGRATION AT OTHER SITES; ENERGY RESERVES; SUMMARY; Chapter 8 Speed and duration of journeys; THEORETICAL BASIS; EMPIRICAL ESTIMATES PROPORTION OF MIGRATION SPENT IN FLIGHT APPARENT NON-STOP SEA-CROSSINGS; PENGUINS; MIGRATION WITHIN THE ANNUAL CYCLE; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; Chapter 9 Finding the way; COMPASS ORIENTATION AND BI-COORDINATE NAVIGATION; CUES USED IN DIRECTION FINDING; SOCIAL FACTORS; LOXODROMES AND ORTHODROMES; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; Chapter 10 Vagrancy; PROBABILITY OF ARRIVAL; LONG-DISTANCE DISPERSAL; EFFECT OF POPULATION SIZE; DRIFT BY WIND; OVERSHOOTING; DEVIANT DIRECTIONAL TENDENCIES; MIRROR-IMAGE MIGRATION; REVERSED-DIRECTION MIGRATION; NEW ROUTES AND RANGE EXPANSION; HUMAN-ASSISTED VAGRANCY EVIDENCE FROM RINGING CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; PART TWO: THE TIMING AND CONTROL OF MIGRATION; Chapter 11 Annual cycles; VARIATIONS IN ANNUAL CYCLES; INTERNAL TIME KEEPING; FLEXIBLE CYCLES; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; Chapter 12 Control mechanisms; OBLIGATE AND FACULTATIVE MODES; MIGRATION TIMING, DISTANCES AND DIRECTIONS; AUTUMN MIGRATION; SPRING MIGRATION; RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPRING ARRIVAL, BREEDING AND AUTUMN DEPARTURE; DEFERRED RETURN TO BREEDING AREAS; HORMONAL ISSUES; CONCLUDING REMARKS; SUMMARY; PART THREE: LARGE-SCALE MOVEMENT PATTERNS; Chapter 13 Geographical patterns LATITUDINAL TRENDS |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910969115603321 |
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Newton Ian
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| Amsterdam ; ; London, : Elsevier-Academic Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The puffin [[electronic resource] /] / Mike P. Harris and Sarah Wanless ; illustrations by Keith Brockie
| The puffin [[electronic resource] /] / Mike P. Harris and Sarah Wanless ; illustrations by Keith Brockie |
| Autore | Harris Mike P |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : T & AD Poyser, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
| Disciplina |
598
598.33 598/.33 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WanlessS (Sarah)
BrockieKeith |
| Collana | Poyser Monographs |
| Soggetto topico | Puffins |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-47865-X
9786613478658 1-4081-6055-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction and acknowledgements; 1. Puffins and auks; 2. Studies of Puffins; 3. Appearance, development and moult; 4. Distribution and status in Britain, Ireland and France; 5. Distribution and status in Iceland, the Faeroe Islands, Norway, Russia, Svalbard, Greenland and the western Atlantic; 6. Colony attendance and incubation; 7. Chick rearing and breeding success; 8. Puffin behaviour (by Kenny Taylor); 9. Food and feeding; 10. Predators, pirates, parasites and competitors; 11. Survival of Puffins and the Isle of May population
12. Puffins away from the colony13. Puffins and people; 14. Other threats to Puffins; 15. Overview and the future; Appendix 1. Measurements of Puffins throughout the range; Appendix 2. Sources of counts and estimates and general background information used in Chapters 4 and 5; Appendix 3. First and last dates of Puffins in Grampian, on the Isle of May and Fair Isle; Appendix 4. Dates when Puffins were first seen on the sea and ashore and were last recorded ashore or carrying fish on Skokholm; Appendix 5. Timing of breeding of Puffins on the Isle of May and the Farne Islands Appendix 6. Measurements of eggs of Puffins throughout the rangeAppendix 7. Annual peak and fledging weights, age at fledging and growth rates of Puffins on the Isle of May, 1974-2010; Appendix 8. Breeding success of Puffins on the Isle of May, 1973-2010; Appendix 9. Numbers of fish brought to young Puffins on the Isle of May, 1973-2010; Appendix 10. Diet by weight of young Puffins on the Isle of May, 1973-2010; Appendix 11. Lengths of sandeels, rockling and other Gadidae dropped by Puffins on the Isle of May, 1973-2010 Appendix 12. Lengths of sprat, herring and unidentified Clupeidae dropped by Puffins on the Isle of May, 1973-2010Appendix 13. Annual mean weights of loads of fish, number of fish per load and frequency of feeds brought to young Puffins on the Isle of May, 1973-2010; Appendix 14. Scientific names of birds, mammals and amphibians mentioned in the text; References; Index; Colour Picture Section |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461565103321 |
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Harris Mike P
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| London, : T & AD Poyser, 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The puffin [[electronic resource] /] / Mike P. Harris and Sarah Wanless ; illustrations by Keith Brockie
| The puffin [[electronic resource] /] / Mike P. Harris and Sarah Wanless ; illustrations by Keith Brockie |
| Autore | Harris Mike P |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : T & AD Poyser, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
| Disciplina |
598
598.33 598/.33 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WanlessS (Sarah)
BrockieKeith |
| Collana | Poyser Monographs |
| Soggetto topico | Puffins |
| ISBN |
1-283-47865-X
9786613478658 1-4081-6055-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction and acknowledgements; 1. Puffins and auks; 2. Studies of Puffins; 3. Appearance, development and moult; 4. Distribution and status in Britain, Ireland and France; 5. Distribution and status in Iceland, the Faeroe Islands, Norway, Russia, Svalbard, Greenland and the western Atlantic; 6. Colony attendance and incubation; 7. Chick rearing and breeding success; 8. Puffin behaviour (by Kenny Taylor); 9. Food and feeding; 10. Predators, pirates, parasites and competitors; 11. Survival of Puffins and the Isle of May population
12. Puffins away from the colony13. Puffins and people; 14. Other threats to Puffins; 15. Overview and the future; Appendix 1. Measurements of Puffins throughout the range; Appendix 2. Sources of counts and estimates and general background information used in Chapters 4 and 5; Appendix 3. First and last dates of Puffins in Grampian, on the Isle of May and Fair Isle; Appendix 4. Dates when Puffins were first seen on the sea and ashore and were last recorded ashore or carrying fish on Skokholm; Appendix 5. Timing of breeding of Puffins on the Isle of May and the Farne Islands Appendix 6. Measurements of eggs of Puffins throughout the rangeAppendix 7. Annual peak and fledging weights, age at fledging and growth rates of Puffins on the Isle of May, 1974-2010; Appendix 8. Breeding success of Puffins on the Isle of May, 1973-2010; Appendix 9. Numbers of fish brought to young Puffins on the Isle of May, 1973-2010; Appendix 10. Diet by weight of young Puffins on the Isle of May, 1973-2010; Appendix 11. Lengths of sandeels, rockling and other Gadidae dropped by Puffins on the Isle of May, 1973-2010 Appendix 12. Lengths of sprat, herring and unidentified Clupeidae dropped by Puffins on the Isle of May, 1973-2010Appendix 13. Annual mean weights of loads of fish, number of fish per load and frequency of feeds brought to young Puffins on the Isle of May, 1973-2010; Appendix 14. Scientific names of birds, mammals and amphibians mentioned in the text; References; Index; Colour Picture Section |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789720103321 |
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Harris Mike P
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| London, : T & AD Poyser, 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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