Birds of Two Worlds: The Ecology and Evolution of Migration [Hardcover]

Russell Greenberg (Author, Editor), Peter P. Marra (Editor)

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Hardcover: 488 pages
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press (March 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0801881072
ISBN-13: 978-0801881077
Product Dimensions: 2.8 x 2.2 x 0.4 cm
Shipping Weight: 1.6 Kg
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #956,858 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Birds of Two Worlds should be of value to anyone interested in the movement patterns of birds and other animals. -- Ian Newton Trends in Ecology and Evolution 2005 Collections strong in natural history, ecology, and bird behavior and lore will find Birds of Two Worlds an indispensable ornithological reference. The Bookwatch 2005 An important volume that will be of value to anyone interested in migratory birds and migration. -- Jason Jones Ecology 2005 An important resource for professionals and serious birders. Southeastern Naturalist 2006 This book will be of considerable interest to all those studying migrating passerines. -- Gilles Gauthier Ecoscience 2006

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For centuries biologists have tried to understand the underpinnings of avian migration: where birds go and why, why some migrate and some do not, how they adapt to a changing environment, and how migratory systems evolve. Twenty-five years ago the answers to many of these questions were addressed by a collection of migration experts in Keast and Morton's classic work Migrant Birds in the Neotropics. In 1992, Hagan and Johnston published a follow-up book, Ecology and Conservation of Neotropical Migrant Landbirds. In Birds of Two Worlds Russell Greenberg and Peter Marra bring together the world's experts on avian migration to discuss its ecology and evolution. The contributors move the discussion of migration to a global stage, looking at all avian migration systems and delving deeper into the evolutionary foundations of migratory behavior. Readers interested in the biology, behavior, ecology, and evolution of birds have waited a decade to see a worthy successor to the earlier classics. Birds of Two Worlds will complete the trilogy and become indispensable for ornithologists, evolutionary biologists, serious birders, and public and academic libraries.

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ONE OF THE CHALLENGES TO the study of the evolution of migration is determining when birds first made these journeys. Read the first page

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5.0 out of 5 stars Thorough and Accurate, Oct 13 2005

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This is a book for serious birders of the highest order. It's clearly written with ornithologists and animal scientists as the primary audience, but there is a wealth of information in it. If you keep a library, this book will be in it. If your a weekender, it's probably too detailed. If you want to really understand why migration evolved and how it works and what it is all about, then work through this book, which collects the experts in one spot and provides the answers. Pricey, but you get a lot of book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect!, Nov 25 2009

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The book arrived just in time and in very well packed! Absolutely nothing to complain about!

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