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Author
Publisher
The Experiment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In this in-depth handbook, discover the ways they're [birds] even more astounding than you know -- inside and out. Detailed analysis and illustrations illuminate skeleton, muscles, circulation, digestion, respiration, reproduction, feathers, colors and patterns and much, much more!" --
Author
Publisher
Walker & Co
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Looks at the adaptive significance of bird behavior. A lifetime spent in ornithological research and old-fashioned bird-watching has convinced the author that "we have consistently underestimated what goes on in a bird's head." He describes how using the latest available tools, neurobiologists have uncovered new aspects of bird perception--e.g., the fact that female birds that see in the ultraviolet range chose mates on the basis of characteristics...
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
There are some 10,000 bird species in existence today, occupying every continent and virtually every habitat on Earth. The variety of bird species is truly astounding, from the tiny bee hummingbird to the large flightless ostrich, making birds one of the most diverse and successful animal groups on the planet. Taking you inside the extraordinary world of birds, What Is a Bird? explores all aspects of these remarkable creatures, providing an up-close...
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