Migration of Birds

Klappentext This 1912 volume by T. A. Coward presents an account of the migratory habits of birds. Zusammenfassung The Migration of Birds by T. A. Coward was first published in 1912 in the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature series! and reissued as this third edition in 1929. The volume presents an account of the migratory habits of birds! containing established observations and speculative suggestions regarding potential discoveries. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Preface to third edition; 1. Migration of birds; 2. Cause and origin of migration; 3. Routes; 4. The height and speed of migration flight; 5. Orientation and route finding; 6. The distances travelled by birds; 7. Migration and weather; 8. The perils of migration; 9. Early ideas of migration; 10. Suggestions and guesses; 11. Summary; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: T. A. Coward, Coward T. A.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.03.2012
• EAN: 9781107606098
• ISBN: 978-1-107-60609-8
• No. of pages: 156
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Ornithology, Zoology: birds (ornithology), Birds (ornithology)