Beaks, bones, and bird songs
Subtitle: how the struggle for survival has shaped birds and their behavior
By: Roger J. Lederer
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9781604696486
Subjects: Evolution; Birds; Behavior; Adaptation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-261) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by Scott Weidensaul; title: Introduction : It's tough to be a bird; title: Birds, beaks, and bellies : the whys and wherefores of foraging; title: Can you see UV? : how birds employ their sensory abilities; title: Ups and downs : the animals that conquered the air; title: Travel hither and yon : migration and navigation in an endless sky; title: Weather survival strategies : enduring heat, cold, wind, and rain; title: Bird communities : how birds live together; title: Human influences : what we do to birds.