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Author:   Michael L. Morrison (Professor and Caesar Kleberg Chair in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Texas A&M University) ,  Amanda D. Rodewald (Director of Conservation Science & Associate Professor, Cornell University) ,  Gary Voelker (Associate Professor and Curator of Birds, Texas A&M University) ,  Melanie R. Colón (NAS Lemoore and)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 6.50cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   3.878kg
ISBN:  

9781421424712

ISBN 10:   1421424711
Pages:   1016
Publication Date:   29 October 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

1. What Makes a Bird?, by Amanda D. Rodewald, Michael L. Morrison, Melanie R. Colón, Gary Voelker, and Jonathan F. Prather 2. Origin and Early Evolution of Birds, by Luis M. Chiappe 3. Species Concepts and Speciation Analysis, by John Klicka and Robert M. Zink 4. Bird Distributions: Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives, by Gary Voelker and Robert M. Zink 5. From Fertilization to Independence, by J. Matthias Starck 6. Anatomy, by Margaret A. Voss and Marco Pavia 7. Physiology, by Carlos Martinez del Rio, Zachary Cheviron, and Alejandro Pablo Sabat Kirkwood 8. Endocrinology, by George E. Bentley, Jamie M. Cornelius, and Thomas P. Hahn 9. Feathers and Molt, by Vanya G. Rohwer and Luke K. Butler 10. Flight and Locomotion, by Ashley M. Heers 11. Coloration, by Geoffrey E. Hill 12. The Senses, by Graham R. Martin 13. Song and the Brain, by Jonathan F. Prather 14. Acoustic Communication, by Jeffrey Podos and Michael S. Webster 15. Foraging Behavior, by Diego Sustaita, Alejandro Rico-Guevara, and Fritz Hertel 16. Reproductive Behavior and Mating Systems, by Patricia Adair Gowaty 17. Social Systems, by Susan B. McRae 18. Habitat Ecology, by Matthew D. Johnson and Eric M. Wood 19. Birds on the Move: Ecology of Migration and Dispersal, by W. Alice Boyle 20. Population Structure, by Peter Arcese and Lukas F. Keller 21. Population Ecology, by Leonard A. Brennan and William Block 22. Assemblages and Communities, by Robert J. Cooper and Shannon Farrell 23. Parasites and Diseases, by Jennifer Owen 24. Modern Climate Change and Birds, by Benjamin Zuckerberg and Lars Y. Pomara 25. Extinction and Endangerment, by John M. Marzluff and Marco Restani 26. In Harm's Way, by Timothy J. O'Connell and Scott R. Loss 27. Conservation Tools and Strategies, by Jeffrey R. Walters, Dylan C. Kesler, and Elisabeth B. Webb 28. Ecosystem and Landscape Management and Planning, by Mažeika P. Sullivan and Kerri T. Vierling 29. The Social and Economic Worth of Birds, by Christopher A. Lepczyk, Paige S. Warren, and Michael W. Strohbach 30. Pathways in Ornithology, by Melanie R. Colón, Ashley M. Long, Lori A. Blanc, and Caren B. Cooper 31. Fundamental Techniques, by Geoffrey Geupel, John Dumbacher, and Maureen Flannery

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Michael L. Morrison is a professor at Texas A&M University, where he is the Caesar Kleberg Chair of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. He is the coeditor of Wildlife Habitat Conservation: Concepts, Challenges, and Solutions. Amanda D. Rodewald is a professor at Cornell University, where she is the director of conservation science at the Lab of Ornithology. Gary Voelker is a professor at Texas A&M University, where he is the faculty curator of birds in the Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections. Melanie R. Colón is a postdoctoral research associate at Louisiana State University’s School of Renewable Natural Resources. Jonathan F. Prather is an associate professor at the University of Wyoming, where he is the director of the Life Sciences Program.

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