Zoology: birds (ornithology)

Nests, Eggs, and Incubation brings together a global team of leading authorities to provide a comprehensive overview of the fascinating and diverse field of avian reproduction.

Evolutionary biomechanics is the study of evolution through the analysis of biomechanical systems.

Evolutionary biomechanics is the study of evolution through the analysis of biomechanical systems.

Much of Charles Darwin's groundbreaking work as an evolutionary biologist stemmed from his study of birds.

The last documented sighting of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker--one of the rarest and most intriguing animals in the world--was noted over 50 years ago.

After the chicken, the House Sparrow is the most widely distributed bird species in the world, occurring on all continents except Antarctica and on most human-inhabited islands.

Much of Charles Darwin's groundbreaking work as an evolutionary biologist stemmed from his study of birds.

Sturkie's Avian Physiology is the classic comprehensive single volume on the physiology of domestic as well as wild birds.

Get an informed yet cheeky perspective on the fascinating language of birds in marine areas with this witty twist on a traditional field guide.

Thousands of ravenous tiny shorebirds race along the water's edge of Delaware Bay, feasting on pin-sized horseshoe-crab eggs.

Sturkie's Avian Physiology is the classic comprehensive single volume on the physiology of domestic as well as wild birds.

Wild birds are counted for a wide variety of reasons and by a bewildering array of methods.

This revised edition will continue to serve as the most complete and up-to-date guide to the use of the avian embryo in studies of vertebrate development.

Acoustic Communication in Birds, Volume 2: Song Learning and Its Consequences investigates acoustic communication in birds, with emphasis on song learning and its consequences.

Acoustic Communication in Birds, Volume 1: Production, Perception, and Design Features of Sounds presents the scientific study of bird vocalizations.

This book meets the demand for a comprehensive introduction to understanding the processes of population limitation.

'Share[s] the life-enhancing joys of the humble hen' Sunday Times'Clocks our obsession with chicken-keeping .

Australia is home to many distinctive species of birds, and Aboriginal peoples have developed close alliances with them over the millennia of their custodianship of this country.

At birdfeeders and in backyards across North America, the dark-eyed junco, or snowbird, can be found foraging for its next meal.

This is volume I of William Henry Hudson's "e;Argentine Ornithology"e;.