What Is a Bird? An Exploration of Anatomy, Physiology, Behavior, and Ecology

About the author

Tony D. Williams is professor of ecological and evolutionary physiology and chair of biology at Simon Fraser University. His books include Physiological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds (Princeton). Scott McWilliams is professor of wildlife ecology and physiology at the University of Rhode Island. Julia A. Clarke is the John A. Wilson Professor in Vertebrate Paleontology at the University of Texas at Austin. Elizabeth MacDougall-Shackleton is professor of biology at Western University in Ontario. Scott MacDougall-Shackleton is chair of the Department of Psychology at Western University in Ontario. Frances Bonier is a field biologist with a research focus on the ways animals respond to diverse challenges, including parasites, urbanization, and climate change. Chad Eliason is a postdoctoral fellow at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.

Summary

A must-have book for birders and armchair naturalists, What Is a Bird? is a celebration of the rich complexity of bird life.

Product details

• Assisted by: Tony D. Williams (Editor), Williams Tony D. (Editor)
• Authors: Tony D. Williams, Scott McWilliams, Julia A. Clarke, Elizabeth Macdougall-shac, Scott Macdougall-shac
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 08.12.2020
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology
• EAN: 9780691200163
• ISBN: 978-0-691-20016-3
• Pages: 368
• Subjects: Hormone, Science: general issues, NATURE / Animals / Birds, Climate Change, Anatomy, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, Foraging, female, Cat, METABOLISM, PHYSIOLOGY, NATURE / Reference, SCIENCE / Natural History, SCIENCE / Reference, Biology, bird, natural history, Thermoregulation, Zoology: birds (ornithology), Birds (ornithology), Scientist, Conservation of wildlife & habitats, Animal behaviour, Reference works, GOOSE, Wildlife: birds & birdwatching, Galliformes, Mammal, Citizen Science, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest, The Earth: Natural History General, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Conservation of wildlife and habitats, claw, Feather, Ornithology, Insect, Organism, waterfowl, Vertebrate, Predation, Nutrient, sexual selection, sexual dimorphism, Reproductive success, mating, courtship, bird migration, Trade-off, woodpecker, Brood (honey bee), passerine, plumage, Bird nest, Flightless bird, Great tit, Wader, Beak, Flight feather, Brood parasite, Eurasian blue tit, Grebe, Mallard, ostrich, Theropoda, Peregrine Falcon, Atlantic puffin, Wild turkey, Bee hummingbird, Anna's hummingbird, Common starling, Egg as food, Emperor penguin, Gentoo penguin, King penguin, Diving bird, Wandering albatross, Common blackbird, Indian peafowl, Bird anatomy, Common loon, Zebra finch, Tree swallow, Red knot, Godwit, Bird flight, Common kingfisher