- Paperback: 165 pages
- Publisher: Academic Press Inc (20 Dec 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0126755566
- ISBN-13: 978-0126755565
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,112,564 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"This original and valuable book will help to broaden the understanding of avian ecology throughout the world." - D. Flaspohler, Michigan Technical University, in CHOICE (January 2002) "This is a stimulating book and a rich source of research ideas written at a level suitable for undergraduates..." --Jeremy Lindsell in IBIS (2001) "The principal strength of this book is the authors' breadth of experience, which provides credibility to their claims. ...I recommend Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Birds to budding behavioral ecologists who are on the prowl for research topics that may alter the directions of the field, and to ecologists in the temperate zone who wonder why their colleagues go to the bother and expense of mounting behavioral research projects in the tropics." --Tom A. Langen, Clarkson University, in ECOLOGY (November 2001)
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This book examines behavioral adaptations of tropical birds in timing of breeding, life history traits, mating systems and parental care, territoriality, communication, and biotic interactions, and emphasizes the many gaps in our knowledge of tropical birds. We urge students and researchers in temperate and tropical regions alike to realize the potential they have for improving our knowledge of avian adaptations far beyond what is currently accepted as gospel. Time is running out.
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'Tropical birds' brings to mind exotic and showy species like motmots, toucans, parrots, manakins, birds of paradise and groups like the antbirds which are restricted entirely to the neotropics. Read the first page
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'Tropical birds' brings to mind exotic and showy species like motmots, toucans, parrots, manakins, birds of paradise and groups like the antbirds which are restricted entirely to the neotropics. Read the first page
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Cornerstone of tropical bird ecology... and more!
18 Sep 2011
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Concise and simply written, this book will change your conception of bird ecology in general if you are used to the ecology of the temperate latitudes species.
Some sections are not as clear as the rest of the book and you can't agree with all the assumptions made by the authors but this book is a huge step forward for understanding and sharing knowledge on tropical birds' ecology. It should be sold at a much lower price to allow access to a larger range of students, scientists and ornithologists. At the moment it is a bit pricey given the 130 pages of text (the rest being reference list). However this is a highly recommended "Must have".
Some sections are not as clear as the rest of the book and you can't agree with all the assumptions made by the authors but this book is a huge step forward for understanding and sharing knowledge on tropical birds' ecology. It should be sold at a much lower price to allow access to a larger range of students, scientists and ornithologists. At the moment it is a bit pricey given the 130 pages of text (the rest being reference list). However this is a highly recommended "Must have".
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