Handbook of bird biology
By: Sandy Podulka, Ronald W. Rohrbaugh, and Rick Bonney, editors.
Contributors: Podulka, Sandy.; Rohrbaugh, Ronald W.; Bonney, Rick,  1954-; Cornell University. Laboratory of Ornithology.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; In association with Princeton University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Ithaca, N.Y; Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Subjects: Ornithology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Birds -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Bird watching -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Other titles: Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Handbook of bird biology
Notes: Compact disc title: Vocal behavior: audio tracks to accompany chapter 7. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, c2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Birds and humans: a historical perspective; title: Introduction: the world of birds; title: A guide to bird watching; title: Form and function: the external bird; title: What's inside: anatomy and physiology; title: Birds on the move: flight and migration; title: Evolution of birds and avian flight; title: Understanding bird behavior; title: Vocal behavior; title: Nests, eggs, and young: breeding biology of birds; title: Individuals, populations, and communities: the ecology of birds; title: Bird conservation.