- Hardcover: 184 pages
- Publisher: OUP Oxford (3 Jun 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 019856998X
- ISBN-13: 978-0198569985
- Product Dimensions: 24.6 x 18.8 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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The text is certainly very readable, is bang up to date, and usefully provides 'key references' and 'concepts' as notes in the margin, where relevant. I also liked the 'flight path feature', which provides clear cross-referencing to other sections of the book with related topics. (Ian Carter, British Birds )
[A] well produced volume, and a useful reference for both university students and keener birdwatchers. (BBC Wildlife Magazine )
Combining the threads of biology, ecology, behaviour and conservation, this is an exceptional one-stop shop for anyone who wants to know more about birds. (BTO News )
...an excellent digest of its subject, combining as it does the long back catalogue of ornithological research with a pleasing range of recent developments ... a well-produced volume, and a useful reference for both university students and keener birdwatchers. (Dominic Couzens, BBC Wildlife )
[A] well produced volume, and a useful reference for both university students and keener birdwatchers. (BBC Wildlife Magazine )
Combining the threads of biology, ecology, behaviour and conservation, this is an exceptional one-stop shop for anyone who wants to know more about birds. (BTO News )
...an excellent digest of its subject, combining as it does the long back catalogue of ornithological research with a pleasing range of recent developments ... a well-produced volume, and a useful reference for both university students and keener birdwatchers. (Dominic Couzens, BBC Wildlife )
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The text is certainly very readable, is bang up to date, and usefully provides 'key references' and 'concepts' as notes in the margin, where relevant. I also liked the 'flight path feature', which provides clear cross-referencing to other sections of the book with related topics. Ian Carter, British Birds [A] well produced volume, and a useful reference for both university students and keener birdwatchers. BBC Wildlife Magazine Combining the threads of biology, ecology, behaviour and conservation, this is an exceptional one-stop shop for anyone who wants to know more about birds. BTO News ...an excellent digest of its subject, combining as it does the long back catalogue of ornithological research with a pleasing range of recent developments ... a well-produced volume, and a useful reference for both university students and keener birdwatchers. Dominic Couzens, BBC Wildlife
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
My lecturer actually wrote this book and I find it extremely helpfull. All the lecture information can be found in this one resource and it is going to be amazing help when I eventually start revising.
For those interested in Ornithology, it provides the basics in an understandable and interesting way, and it also gives references to journals throughout the book for those interested in extra reading. It's not only suitable for beginners to the field, but those who are experienced as well.
Very useful, especially for students studying at degree level.
For those interested in Ornithology, it provides the basics in an understandable and interesting way, and it also gives references to journals throughout the book for those interested in extra reading. It's not only suitable for beginners to the field, but those who are experienced as well.
Very useful, especially for students studying at degree level.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
At most a "sketch" of what is essential.
22 Jun 2011
Format:Paperback
First, the paperback is 162 pages, not the 208 claimed . . . it is thin in physical size and thin in content. The illustrations are poorly done, the simplest computer-style graphics--no "real" art. Color photographs are small, ganged together, and clustered in a set of pages far from the references to them. The photographs seem to have been selected from what was available more than how best they illustrate the concept or feature.
Admittedly, at 162 pages, it cannot compare to the primary ornithology texts in the field, but at the price of this small paperback, you would be better advised to purchase the 382 page "Cambridge Encyclopedia of Ornithology (A Cambridge Reference Book)" ($15) and the 352 page Manual of Ornithology: Avian Structure and Function ($30) for the same combined price of this small paperback --more than 700 pages of authoritative information, fine art and photographs for the same price as "Essential Ornithology" which has the content and structure of a $20 paperback at best . . . selling for $45.
Admittedly, at 162 pages, it cannot compare to the primary ornithology texts in the field, but at the price of this small paperback, you would be better advised to purchase the 382 page "Cambridge Encyclopedia of Ornithology (A Cambridge Reference Book)" ($15) and the 352 page Manual of Ornithology: Avian Structure and Function ($30) for the same combined price of this small paperback --more than 700 pages of authoritative information, fine art and photographs for the same price as "Essential Ornithology" which has the content and structure of a $20 paperback at best . . . selling for $45.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
This is a great book
1 Oct 2011
Format:Paperback
We had this book as a supplement to an ornithology class I was taking. It's a very helpful text. It doesn't go into much detail like other ornithology texts do, but this is enough for those who need it as a supplement to a course.
Some of the pictures in the book are not particularly useful, but for the most part, it's an excellent book.
Some of the pictures in the book are not particularly useful, but for the most part, it's an excellent book.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
essential orinithology
30 Mar 2011
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This is a great first book on understanding bird morpholgy and structure. I found that it often refers to other books that have greater detail which I think is helpful to others that want to persue this type of reading. In adddition I especially liked the line notes in the margin of the page it is a handy reference to other sources. That is so much easier that leafing through the bibligropghy in the back. In general I liked the book and will keep it a reference and as a loaner to others interested in this subject.
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