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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 |
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-9910827534403321 |
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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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