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Peterson Reference Guide to Bird Behavior

Author : John Kricher
Publisher : Mariner Books
ISBN 13 : 1328787362
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (287 download)

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Download or read book Peterson Reference Guide to Bird Behavior written by John Kricher and published by Mariner Books. This book was released on 2020 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is your key to unlocking the mysteries and complexities of bird behavior. Written in an informal, conversational style, with technical jargon kept to a minimum, John Kricher takes the "observation-explanation" approach. After noting particular behaviors that you might easily observe in the field, he explains the science and adaptation underlying those actions. Birds think; their actions are purposeful, not random. Why is that bird doing what it is doing? After a brief primer on how to watch behavior in birds and an overview of their biology, the remainder of the book highlights the most distinctive behaviors you will likely observe as you encounter and watch birds of various families. Many of these behaviors are shown in the nearly 400 color photographs throughout the book. Once you have learned how to have birds tell you about their lives by carefully observing and thinking about their actions, birds will become far more compelling than merely names to be marked on a checklist. Peterson Reference Guides offer authoritative, comprehensive information, including detailed text, maps, and superior illustrations. Written by expert authors, the guides are an unparalleled resource for understanding specific groups of animals. Book jacket.

Current Ornithology

Author : Dennis M. Power
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0306430568
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Current Ornithology written by Dennis M. Power and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1989 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Evolution of Animal Communication

Author : William A. Searcy
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400835720
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book The Evolution of Animal Communication written by William A. Searcy and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gull chicks beg for food from their parents. Peacocks spread their tails to attract potential mates. Meerkats alert family members of the approach of predators. But are these--and other animals--sometimes dishonest? That's what William Searcy and Stephen Nowicki ask in The Evolution of Animal Communication. They take on the fascinating yet perplexing question of the dependability of animal signaling systems. The book probes such phenomena as the begging of nesting birds, alarm calls in squirrels and primates, carotenoid coloration in fish and birds, the calls of frogs and toads, and weapon displays in crustaceans. Do these signals convey accurate information about the signaler, its future behavior, or its environment? Or do they mislead receivers in a way that benefits the signaler? For example, is the begging chick really hungry as its cries indicate or is it lobbying to get more food than its brothers and sisters? Searcy and Nowicki take on these and other questions by developing clear definitions of key issues, by reviewing the most relevant empirical data and game theory models available, and by asking how well theory matches data. They find that animal communication is largely reliable--but that this basic reliability also allows the clever deceiver to flourish. Well researched and clearly written, their book provides new insight into animal communication, behavior, and evolution.

Red-winged Blackbirds

Author : Les D. Beletsky
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226041872
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (418 download)

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Download or read book Red-winged Blackbirds written by Les D. Beletsky and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on detailed data from their sixteen-year study of red-winged blackbirds in the marshes of Washington's Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, Beletsky and Orians analyze the information redwings use to make breeding-season decisions and the consequences these decisions have for lifetime reproductive success. Because male and female redwings make different, and often independent, decisions—males focus on territory acquisition and maintenance, while females must choose when and where to nest and how much energy to invest in reproduction—the authors have taken the novel approach of studying the sexes separately. Using analyses of observational data combined with field experiments and game-theoretical models, the authors provide new insights into the complex patterns of reproductive decision-making and breeding behavior in redwings. This book will be of interest to all who study social animals, including behavioral ecologists, evolutionary biologists, and ornithologists.

Animal Contests

Author : Ian C. W. Hardy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107244390
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Animal Contests written by Ian C. W. Hardy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-05-30 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contests are an important aspect of the lives of diverse animals, from sea anemones competing for space on a rocky shore to fallow deer stags contending for access to females. Why do animals fight? What determines when fights stop and which contestant wins? Addressing fundamental questions on contest behaviour, this volume presents theoretical and empirical perspectives across a range of species. The historical development of contest research, the evolutionary theory of both dyadic and multiparty contests, and approaches to experimental design and data analysis are discussed in the first chapters. This is followed by reviews of research in key animal taxa, from the use of aerial displays and assessment rules in butterflies and the developmental biology of weapons in beetles, through to interstate warfare in humans. The final chapter considers future directions and applications of contest research, making this a comprehensive resource for both graduate students and researchers in the field.

The History of Detroit and Michigan

Author : Silas Farmer
Publisher : Detroit : Farmer
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1086 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of Detroit and Michigan written by Silas Farmer and published by Detroit : Farmer. This book was released on 1884 with total page 1086 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Collected papers

Author : Gladwyn Kingsley Noble
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Collected papers written by Gladwyn Kingsley Noble and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Eastern and Central North America

Author : Roger Tory Peterson
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780547152462
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Eastern and Central North America written by Roger Tory Peterson and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2010 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A field guide to the birds of eastern North America.

A Red Bird in a Brown Bag

Author : Geoffrey E. Hill
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195348915
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book A Red Bird in a Brown Bag written by Geoffrey E. Hill and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2002-09-26 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an account of studies of the function and evolution of colorful plumage in the House Finch. It is also an engaging study on the evolution of sexual selection in birds and a lively portrait of the challenges and constraints of experimental design facing any field investigator working with animal behavior. Part I sets the stage for modern studies of the function of plumage coloration with a review of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries. Part II focuses on the proximate control and present function of plumage coloration. Part III takes a more explicitly evolutionary approach to the study of plumage coloration using biogeography and phylogeny to test hypotheses for why specific forms of plumage color display have evolved. It concludes with an account of comparative studies that have been conducted in the House Finch and other cardueline finches and the insight these studies have provided on the evolution of carotenoid-based ornamental coloration.

The Courage of Birds

Author : Pete Dunne
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1645022587
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book The Courage of Birds written by Pete Dunne and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2024-10-31 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From our own backyards to the rim of the Arctic ice, countless birds have adapted to meet the challenges of the winter season. This is their remarkable story, told by award-winning birder and acclaimed writer Pete Dunne, accompanied by illustrations from renowned artist and birder David Sibley. Despite the seasonal life-sapping cold, birds have evolved strategies that meet winter’s vicissitudes head on, driven by the imperative to make it to spring and pass down their genes to the next generation. The drama of winter and the resilience and adaptability of birds witnessed in the harsher months of the calendar is both fascinating and astonishing. In The Courage of Birds, Pete Dunne—winner of the American Birding Association’s Roger Tory Peterson Award for lifetime achievement in promoting the cause of birding—chronicles the behavior of the birds of North America. He expertly explores widespread adaptations, such as feathers that protect against the cold, and unpacks the unique migration patterns and survival strategies of individual species. Dunne also addresses the impact of changing climatic conditions on avian longevity and recounts personal anecdotes that soar with a naturalist’s gimlet eye. Filled with unforgettable facts, wit, and moving observations on the natural world, Dunne’s book is for everyone; from the serious birder who tracks migration patterns, to the casual birder who logs daily reports on eBird, to the backyard observer who throws a handful of seed out for the Northern Cardinals and wonders how the birds magically appear in the garden when temperatures begin to fall. Praise for Pete Dunne “Dunne’s prose is lyrical, sensitive, and full of feeling.” —Ted Floyd, editor, Birding “Pete is arguably North America’s best and best-known birder—and he’s also a terrific writer.” —Scott Shalaway, author and former syndicated nature columnist Praise for David Sibley “There are 47 million birdwatchers. But there is only one David Sibley. . . . He is a boon to both the birding world and the art world.” —The National Audubon Society “[His] exacting artwork and wide-ranging expertise bring observed behaviors vividly to life.” —Birdwatching

Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion

Author : Pete Dunne
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0544135687
Total Pages : 1066 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (441 download)

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Download or read book Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion written by Pete Dunne and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 1066 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the award-winning birder and author of Birds of Prey, an authoritative, information-packed guide to distinguishing North American birds. In this book, bursting with more information than any field guide could hold, the well-known author and birder Pete Dunne introduces readers to the “Cape May School of Birding.” It's an approach to identification that gives equal or more weight to a bird's structure and shape and the observer's overall impression (often called GISS, for General Impression of Size and Shape) than to specific field marks. After determining the most likely possibilities by considering such factors as habitat and season, the birder uses characteristics such as size, shape, color, behavior, flight pattern, and vocalizations to identify a bird. The book provides an arsenal of additional hints and helpful clues to guide a birder when, even after a review of a field guide, the identification still hangs in the balance. This supplement to field guides shares the knowledge and skills that expert birders bring to identification challenges. Birding should be an enjoyable pursuit for beginners and experts alike, and Pete Dunne combines a unique playfulness with the work of identification. Readers will delight in his nicknames for birds, from the Grinning Loon and Clearly the Bathtub Duck to Bronx Petrel and Chicken Garnished with a Slice of Mango and a Dollop of Raspberry Sherbet.

Sexual Selection

Author : Malte Andersson
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691207275
Total Pages : 621 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book Sexual Selection written by Malte Andersson and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2019-12-31 with total page 621 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bright colors, enlarged fins, feather plumes, song, horns, antlers, and tusks are often highly sex dimorphic. Why have males in many animals evolved more conspicuous ornaments, signals, and weapons than females? How can such traits evolve although they may reduce male survival? Such questions prompted Darwin's perhaps most scientifically controversial idea--the theory of sexual selection. It still challenges researchers today as they try to understand how competition for mates can favor the variety of sex-dimorphic traits. Reviewing theoretical and empirical work in this very active field, Malte Andersson, a leading contributor himself, provides a major up-to-date synthesis of sexual selection. The author describes the theory and its recent development; examines models, methods, and empirical tests; and identifies many unsolved problems. Among the topics discussed are the selection and evolution of mating preferences; relations between sexual selection and speciation; constraints on sexual selection; and sex differences in signals, body size, and weapons. The rapidly growing study of sexual selection in plants is also reviewed. This volume will interest students, teachers, and researchers in behavioral ecology and evolutionary biology.

Historic Dress in America, 1607-1800

Author : Elisabeth McClellan
Publisher : 1904.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Historic Dress in America, 1607-1800 written by Elisabeth McClellan and published by 1904.. This book was released on 1904 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Historic Dress 1607 to 1800

Author : Elisabeth McClellan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Historic Dress 1607 to 1800 written by Elisabeth McClellan and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Rocky Mountain Field Guide

Author : Daniel Mathews
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 1680516124
Total Pages : 1037 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Rocky Mountain Field Guide written by Daniel Mathews and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2024-10-01 with total page 1037 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The magnificent and enduring spine of the United States, the Rocky Mountains are host to thousands of flora and fauna species, as well as rugged topography and rich and varied habitats. Comprehensive yet portable, this beautiful guide describes trees and shrubs, flowering plants and ferns, fungi and lichens, insects and fish, amphibians and reptiles, birds and mammals, rocks, and even the changing mountain climates and the ecological effects of forest fires. Naturalist and writer Daniel Mathews delivers immersive natural history. With humor, pathos, and verbal elegance, he covers the central core of the Rockies: Glacier National Park, western Montana, and eastern Idaho; all of Colorado’s mountains; the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in New Mexico; the Wasatch and Uinta Mountains in Utah; and the Bighorns, Laramie, and Medicine Bow Ranges in Wyoming. This essential guide to the region is perfect for hikers, campers, naturalists, students, teachers, and tourists--everyone who wants to know more about this stunning and expansive mountain range.

Bird Coloration

Author : Geoffrey Edward Hill
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674021761
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (217 download)

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Download or read book Bird Coloration written by Geoffrey Edward Hill and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2006-03 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this sumptuously illustrated companion volume to Bird Coloration, Volume 1: Mechanisms and Measurements, the authors explain the function of the colorful displays of birds and examine the factors that shape the evolution of color signals.

The Tristan Betrayal

Author : Robert Ludlum
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1429906731
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book The Tristan Betrayal written by Robert Ludlum and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the fall of 1940, the Nazis are at the height of their power - France is occupied, Britian is enduring the Blitz and is under the threat of invasion, America is neutral, and Russia is in an uneasy alliance with Germany. Stephen Metcalfe, the younger son of a prominent American family, is a well-known man about town in occupied Paris. He's also a minor asset in the U.S.'s secret intelligence forces in Europe. Through a wild twist of fate, it falls to Metcalfe to instigate a bold plan that may be the only hope for what remains of the free world. Now he must travel to wartime Moscow to find, and possibly betray, a former love - a fiery ballerina whose own loyalties are in question - in a delicate dance that could destroy all he loves and honors.