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Superbly illustrated with black and white drawings of a range of birds, Stray Feathers showcases some of the remarkable adaptations of Australian birds.
Birds --- Birds. --- Ornithology. --- Anatomy. --- Behavior.
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636.5 --- 598.2 --- 579.882 --- Poultry --- Aves. Birds in general. Ornithology --- Chlamydiales. Chlamydia --- Theses --- 579.882 Chlamydiales. Chlamydia --- 598.2 Aves. Birds in general. Ornithology --- 636.5 Poultry
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America is a nation of ardent, knowledgeable birdwatchers. But how did it become so? And what role did the field guide play in our passion for spotting, watching, and describing birds? In the Field, Among the Feathered tells the history of field guides to birds in America from the Victorian era to the present, relating changes in the guides to shifts in science, the craft of field identification, and new technologies for the mass reproduction of images. Drawing on his experience as a passionate birder and on a wealth of archival research, Thomas Dunlap shows how the twin pursuits of recreation
Bird watching --- Bird watchers --- Birds --- History. --- Identification --- Aves --- Avian fauna --- Avifauna --- Wild birds --- Birders (Observers) --- Birding (Bird watching) --- Birdwatching --- Watching birds --- Amniotes --- Vertebrates --- Ornithology --- Hobbyists --- Naturalists --- Wildlife watching
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This series of volumes represents a comprehensive and integrated treatment of reproduction in vertebrates from fishes of all sorts through mammals. It is designed to provide a readable, coordinated description of reproductive basics in each group of vertebrates as well as an introduction to the latest trends in reproductive research and our understanding of reproductive events. Whereas each chapter and each volume is intended to stand alone as a review of that topic or vertebrate group, respectively, the volumes are prepared so as to provide a thorough topical treatment across the vertebrates.
Birds -- Reproduction. --- Hormones, Sex. --- Vertebrates -- Reproduction -- Endocrine aspects. --- Human Anatomy & Physiology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Physiology --- Birds --- Reproduction --- Endocrine aspects. --- Vertebrates --- Reproduction. --- Aves --- Avian fauna --- Avifauna --- Wild birds --- Amniotes --- Ornithology
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Admired for its elaborate breeding displays and treasured as a game bird, the Greater Sage-Grouse is a charismatic symbol of the broad open spaces in western North America. Unfortunately these birds have declined across much of their range-which stretches across 11 western states and reaches into Canada-mostly due to loss of critical sagebrush habitat. Today the Greater Sage-Grouse is at the center of a complex conservation challenge. This multifaceted volume, an important foundation for developing conservation strategies and actions, provides a comprehensive synthesis of scientific information on the biology and ecology of the Greater Sage-Grouse. Bringing together the experience of thirty-eight researchers, it describes the bird's population trends, its sagebrush habitat, and potential limitations to conservation, including the effects of rangeland fire, climate change, invasive plants, disease, and land uses such as energy development, grazing, and agriculture.
Sage grouse --- Sagebrush --- Ecology. --- Habitat --- Conservation. --- agriculture. --- alternative energy. --- american west. --- animal populations. --- biology. --- breeding. --- climate change. --- conservation. --- disease. --- ecology. --- ecosystem. --- endangered animals. --- environment. --- environmentalism. --- game bird. --- global warming. --- grazing. --- greater sage grouse. --- habitat. --- invasive plants. --- land development. --- land use. --- life sciences. --- natural sciences. --- nature. --- nonfiction. --- ornithology. --- rangeland fire. --- sagebrush. --- science. --- western states. --- wildlife. --- zoology.
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Grouse-an ecologically important group of birds that include capercaillie, prairie chickens, and ptarmigan-are distributed throughout the forests, grasslands, and tundra of Europe, Asia, and North America. Today, many grouse populations are in decline, and the conservation and management of these charismatic birds is becoming a global concern. This volume summarizes current knowledge of grouse biology in 25 chapters contributed by 80 researchers from field studies around the world. Organized in four sections-Spatial Ecology, Habitat Relationships, Population Biology, and Conservation and Management-the chapters offer important insights into spatial requirements, movements, and demography of grouse. Much of the research employs emerging tools in ecology that span biogeochemistry, molecular genetics, endocrinology, radio-telemetry, and remote sensing. The chapters explore topics including the impacts of climate change, energy development, and harvest, and give new evidence for life-history changes in response to human activities.
Grouse --- Ecology. --- Conservation. --- asian birds. --- avian biology. --- biogeochemistry. --- bird conservation and management. --- bird ecology. --- bird watcher books. --- ecology books. --- endangered birds. --- endangered species. --- environment protection. --- european birds. --- global warming. --- going green. --- habitat relationships. --- human activities and environment. --- life sciences. --- molecular genetics. --- north american birds. --- ornithologist books. --- ornithology books. --- population biology. --- prairie chickens. --- spatial ecology. --- species and climate change. --- species conservation. --- zoology and ecology.
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The Northern Spotted Owl, a threatened species that occurs in coniferous forests in the western United States, has become a well-known environmental symbol. But how is the owl actually faring? This book contains the results of a long-term effort by a large group of leading researchers to document population trends of the Northern Spotted Owl. The study was conducted on 11 areas in the Pacific Northwest from 1985 to 2008, and its objectives were both to evaluate population trends and to assess relationships between reproductive rates and recruitment of owls and covariates such as weather, habitat, and the invasion of a closely related species, the Barred Owl. Among other findings, the study shows that fecundity was declining in five populations, stable in three, and increasing in three areas. Annual apparent survival rates of adults were declining in 10 out of 11 areas. This broad, synthetic work provides the most complete and up-to-date picture of the population status of this inconspicuous forest owl, which is at the center of the complex and often volatile debate regarding the management of forest lands in the western United States. Researchers: Steven H. Ackers Lawrence S. Andrews David R. Anderson Robert G. Anthony Brian L. Biswell Kenneth P. Burnham Peter C. Carlson Raymond J. Davis Lowell V. Diller Katie M. Dugger Eric D. Forsman Alan B. Franklin Elizabeth M. Glenn Scott A. Gremel Dale R. Herter J. Mark Higley James E. Hines Robert B. Horn Joseph B. Lint James D. Nichols Janice A. Reid James P. Schaberl Carl J. Schwarz Thomas J. Snetsinger Stan G. Sovern Gary C. White
Northern spotted owl. --- Bird populations. --- american birds. --- animals. --- avian biology. --- bird watching. --- ecology and birds. --- ecology literature. --- ecology research. --- endangered birds. --- endangered species. --- environment conservation. --- environmental conservation. --- environmental protection. --- environmentalists. --- exotic places. --- field biologists. --- going green. --- ornithology. --- owl conservation. --- owl populations. --- owls and environment. --- pacific northwest species. --- protecting our planet. --- science. --- scientists. --- species conservation. --- threatened species. --- western united states. --- zoology.
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Reaching from interior Alaska across Canada to Labrador and Newfoundland, North America's boreal forest is the largest wilderness area left on the planet. It is critical habitat for billions of birds; more than 300 species regularly breed there. After the breeding season, many boreal birds migrate to seasonal habitats across the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. This volume brings together new research on boreal bird biology and conservation. It highlights the importance of the region to the global avifauna and to the connectivity between the boreal forest and ecoregions throughout the Americas. The contributions showcase a unique set of perspectives on the migration, wintering ecology, and conservation of bird communities that are tied to the boreal forest in ways that may not have been previously considered.
Forest birds --- Birds --- Taiga ecology --- Ecology --- alaskan birds. --- american birds. --- avian biology. --- avian guide. --- biodiversity. --- bird conservation. --- bird guide book. --- bird habitats. --- bird migration. --- bird species. --- birds and ecosystems. --- birds and forest. --- birdwatcher books. --- boreal forest. --- boreal regions. --- canadian birds. --- climate change. --- ecology and birds. --- ecology and conservation. --- ecosystems and species. --- endangered species. --- environment conservation. --- environment protection. --- global warming. --- mexican birds. --- ornithologists. --- ornithology. --- seasonal habitats. --- tropical birds. --- zoology.
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'The ability of the birds to show us the consequences of our own actions is among their most important and least appreciated attributes. Despite the free advice of the birds, we do not pay attention', said Marjory Stoneman Douglas in 1947. From ice-dependent penguins of Antarctica to songbirds that migrate across the Sahara, birds' responses provide early warning signs of the impact of climate change. Winged Sentinels: Birds and Climate Change uses colourful examples to show how particular groups of birds face heightened threats from climate change and to explore how we can help birds adapt in a warming world. Generously illustrated with colour photographs, the book is a fascinating insight into what climate change means for birds, and the potential consequences of ignoring these warning signs.
Birds --- Climatic changes --- Environmental indicators. --- Indicators (Biology) --- Birds, Protection of --- Bioindicators --- Biological environmental indicators --- Biological indicators --- Ecological indicators --- Environmental indicators, Biological --- Sentinel organisms --- Ecology --- Biological monitoring --- Biological reagents --- Water quality biological assessment --- Environmental indexes --- Environmental indices --- Indexes, Environmental --- Indicators, Environmental --- Indices, Environmental --- Environmental monitoring --- Changes, Climatic --- Changes in climate --- Climate change --- Climate change science --- Climate changes --- Climate variations --- Climatic change --- Climatic fluctuations --- Climatic variations --- Global climate changes --- Global climatic changes --- Climatology --- Climate change mitigation --- Teleconnections (Climatology) --- Aves --- Avian fauna --- Avifauna --- Wild birds --- Amniotes --- Vertebrates --- Ornithology --- Climatic factors. --- Environmental aspects. --- Ecology. --- Conservation. --- Environmental aspects --- Climatic changes. --- Global environmental change
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Birds are the most consistently inventive builders, and their nests set the bar for functional design in nature. Avian Architecture describes how birds design, engineer, and build their nests, deconstructing all types of nests found around the world using architectural blueprints and detailed descriptions of the construction processes and engineering techniques birds use. This spectacularly illustrated book features 300 full-color images and more than 35 case studies that profile key species worldwide. Each chapter covers a different type of nest, from tunnel nests and mound nests to floating nests, hanging nests, woven nests, and even multiple-nest avian cities. Other kinds of avian construction--such as bowers and harvest wells--are also featured. Avian Architecture includes intricate step-by-step sequences, visual spreads on nest-building materials and methods, and insightful commentary by a leading expert. Illustrates how birds around the world design, engineer, and build their nests Features architectural blueprints, step-by-step sequences, visual spreads on nest-building materials and methods, and expert commentary Includes 300 full-color images Covers more than 100 bird species worldwide
Birds. --- Birds - Behavior. --- Birds -- Behavior. --- Birds - Nests. --- Birds -- Nests -- Pictorial works. --- Birds -- Nests. --- Nest building. --- Birds --- Nest building --- Zoology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Vertebrates --- Nests --- Behavior --- Acorn woodpecker. --- American flamingo. --- American robin. --- Arctic tern. --- Baltimore oriole. --- Barn swallow. --- Bee-eater. --- Bird nest. --- Bird. --- Black wheatear. --- Bowerbird. --- Breeding pair. --- Brood (honey bee). --- Burrowing owl. --- Carrion crow. --- Case study. --- Columbidae. --- Common chaffinch. --- Common eider. --- Common tailorbird. --- Common wood pigeon. --- Corvidae. --- Courtship. --- Cowbird. --- Edible bird's nest. --- Edible-nest swiftlet. --- Editing. --- Egg as food. --- Eurasian bittern. --- European bee-eater. --- European robin. --- Ficus. --- Firewood. --- Fledge. --- Flight feather. --- Food storage. --- Galliformes. --- Goose. --- Grackle. --- Granary. --- Great tit. --- Hamerkop. --- Hanging (meat). --- Honeyeater. --- Hornbill. --- Horned coot. --- House sparrow. --- Hummingbird. --- Icterid. --- Illustration. --- Infestation. --- Insect. --- Killdeer. --- Leaf warbler. --- Lyrebird. --- Magpie goose. --- Magpie-lark. --- Malleefowl. --- Mammal. --- Mangrove. --- Mating. --- Megapode. --- Monk parakeet. --- Nest box. --- Nest. --- Old World warbler. --- Opuntia. --- Oropendola. --- Ovenbird (family). --- Parakeet. --- Parasitism. --- Passerine. --- Plumage. --- Precocial. --- Predation. --- Rainforest. --- Ruby-throated hummingbird. --- Sapsucker. --- Satin bowerbird. --- Shrub. --- Song thrush. --- Songbird. --- Sparrow. --- Spider silk. --- Spider web. --- Stork. --- Swiftlet. --- Tailorbird. --- Tit (bird). --- Tooth-billed bowerbird. --- Trogon. --- Vegetation. --- Vogelkop bowerbird. --- Wader. --- Warbler. --- Western rock nuthatch. --- White stork. --- Winter wren. --- Wood warbler. --- Woodpecker. --- Building, Nest --- Building nests --- Construction, Nest --- Nest construction --- Nesting (Animal behavior) --- Nesting behavior --- Nidification --- Animal behavior --- Aves --- Avian fauna --- Avifauna --- Wild birds --- Amniotes --- Ornithology --- Construction --- Eggs and nests --- Nests. --- Behavior.
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