Title: Avian biology,
Authors: Farner, Donald S. 1915-1988; King, James Roger, 1927-; Parkes, Kenneth C.; Farner, Donald S. 1915-1988,; King, James Roger, 1927-
Publisher: Academic Press,
Year: 1971
Subjects: Birds; Ornithology; Birds; Birds
Contents: v. I. Classification of birds / Robert W. Storer ; Origin and evolution of birds / Pierre Brodkorb ; Systematics and speciation in birds / Robert K. Selander ; Adaptive radiation of birds / Robert W. Storer ; Patterns of terrestrial bird communities / Robert MacArthur ; Sea bird ecology and the marine environment / N. Philip Ashmole ; Biology of desert birds / D.L. Serventy ; Ecological aspects of periodic reproduction / Klaus Immelmann ; Population dynamics / Lars von Haartman ; Ecological aspects of reproduction / Martin L. Cody ; Ecological aspects of behavior / Gordon Orians -- v. II. The integument of birds / Peter Stettenheim ; Patterns of molting / Ralph S. Palmer ; Mechanisms and control of molt / Robert B. Payne ; The blood-vascular system of birds / David R. Jones and Kjell Johansen ; Respiratory function in birds / Robert C. Laswieski ; Digestion and the digestive system / Vinzenz Ziswiler and Donald S. Farner ; The nutrition of birds / Hans Fisher ; The intermediary metabolism of birds / Robert L. Hazelwood ; Osmoregulation and excretion in birds / Vaughan H. Shoemaker -- v. III. Reproduction in birds / B. Lofts and R.K. Murton ; The adenohypophysis / A. Tixier-Vidal and B.K. Follett ; The peripheral endocrine glands / Ivan Assenmacher ; Neuroendocrinology in birds / Hideshi Kobayashi and Masaru Wada ; Avian vision / Arnold J. Sillman ; Chemoreception / Bernice M. Wenzel ; Mechanoreception / J. Schwartzkopff ; Behavior / Robert A. Hinde -- v. IV. The peripheral and autonomic nervous systems / Terence Bennett ; The avian pineal organ / M. Menaker and A. Oksche ; The avian skeletomuscular system / Walter J. Bock ; Thermal and caloric relations of birds / William A. Calder and James R. King ; Physiology and energetics of flight / M. Berger and J.S. Hart