Essential Ornithology

Essential Ornithology provides the reader with a concise but comprehensive introduction to the biology of birds, one of the most widely studied and commonly taught taxonomic groups.

List of contents

• 1: Evolution of birds


• 2: Feathers and flight


• 3: Movement: migration and navigation


• 4: Eggs, nests, and chicks


• 5: Reproduction


• 6: Foraging and avoiding predation


• 7: Populations, communities, and conservation

About the author

Graham Scott is Director of the Teaching Excellence Academy at the University of Hull, UK. He was previously Interim Dean in the Faculty of Science and Engineering, and Head of the Department of Biological Sciences. He has a PhD in Ornithology from Edinburgh University, UK and is the editor of Ringing and Migration, a journal of the British Trust for Ornithology. He is an active and enthusiastic birder and bird ringer/bander.

Summary

Essential Ornithology provides the reader with a concise but comprehensive introduction to the biology of birds, one of the most widely studied and commonly taught taxonomic groups.

Additional text

This book is admirably direct and direct in conveying its points. While it uses the words and phrases of academic biology, its careful and caring tone makes it consistently readable. A textbook that students can read is an obvious virtue. A textbook that students can afford is another virtue, and this book is much less expensive than many textbooks.

Product details

• Authors: Graham Scott, Graham (Director Scott
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9780198804758
• ISBN: 978-0-19-880475-8
• No. of pages: 176
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, SCIENCE / Paleontology, Zoology: birds (ornithology), Birds (ornithology), Animal behaviour, Animal Ecology, Animal Physiology, Ethology and animal behaviour, Animal Pathology & Diseases, Animal Reproduction