Ten Thousand Birds: Ornithology since Darwin
by Birkhead, Tim and Jo Wimpenny, Bob Montgomerie

Format: Hardcover
Release Date: 1/1/2014
Code: 14104
Condition: New
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Ten Thousand Birds brings this history vividly to life through the work and achievements of those who advanced the field. Drawing on a wealth of archival material and in-depth interviews, this fascinating book reveals how research on birds has contributed more to our understanding of animal biology than the study of just about any other group of organisms.
Our Opinion: This fascinating book follows the various strands that make up the study of birds by telling the stories of the scientists that made the discoveries and the hypotheses. 'Yesterday's Birds' covers paleontology from Archaeopteryx, via Sir Richard Owen, Huxley, Cope and Marsh, Heilmann, Wetmore, Ostrom, Brodkorb, Chatterjee, Feduccia, Chiappe, Long and Schouten, and Mayr, among others. The book continues with The Origin and Diversification of Species, Birds on the Tree of Life, Ebb and Flow, Ecological Adaptations for Breeding, Form and Function, The Study of Instinct, Behavior as Adaptation, Selection in Relation to Sex, Population Studies of Birds, and Tomorrow’s Birds. Appendices cover Some Histories of Ornithology, and Five Hundred Ornithologists, plus references, notes, and an index.
ISBN: 9780691151977
Publisher: Princeton
Year of Publication: 2014
Page Count: 524
Shipping Weight: 4.75 lb