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" Ornithology / "
Frank B. Gill
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BL
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| Record Number
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598275
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b427494
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| Main Entry
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Gill, Frank B
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| Title & Author
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Ornithology /\ Frank B. Gill
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| Edition Statement
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3rd ed
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: W.H. Freeman,, c2007
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xxvi, 758 p. :: ill., maps ;; 26 cm
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| ISBN
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9780716749837
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: 0716749831
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [685]-723) and index
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| Contents
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Part I: Origins -- 1. The Diversity of Birds -- 2. History -- 3. Systematics -- Part II: Form and Function -- 4. Feathers -- 5. Flight -- 6. Physiology -- Part III: Behavior and Communication -- 7. Senses, Brains and Intelligence -- 8. Vocalizations -- Part IV: Behavior and the Environment -- 9. Annual Cycles -- 10. Migration and Navigation -- 11. Social Behavior -- Part V: Avian Life Histories -- 12. Mates -- 13. Evolution of Breeding Systems -- 14. Bird Sex -- 15. Nests and Incubation -- 16. Baby Birds and Their Parents -- Part VI: Population Dynamics and Conservation -- 17. Lifetime Reproductive Success -- 18. Populations -- 19. Speciation -- 20. Communities -- 21. Conservation
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| Abstract
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Ornithology is the classic text for the undergraduate ornithology course, long admired for its biological/evolutionary approach to bird science. The new edition--the first revision in 10 years--maintains the scope and expertise that made the book so popular while incorporating the latest developments from research and updating its exquisite art program
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Ornithology
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| Dewey Classification
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598
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| LC Classification
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QL673.G515 2006
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