What is a bird? : an exploration of anatomy, physiology, behavior, and ecology / consultant editor Tony D. Williams ; with a foreword by Dr Andy Clements.
Williams, Tony D., editor.; McWilliams, Scott.; Clarke, Julia A.; MacDougall-Shackleton, Elizabeth.; MacDougall-Shackleton, Scott.; Bonier, Frances.; Eliason, Chad.; ProQuest (Firm)
2020
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Title What is a bird? : an exploration of anatomy, physiology, behavior, and ecology / consultant editor Tony D. Williams ; with a foreword by Dr Andy Clements.
ISBN 9780691211879 (electronic book)
0691211876 (electronic book)
Published Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2020.
Language English
Description 1 online resource.
Call Number QL674 .W43 2020
Dewey Decimal Classification 598
Access Note Access limited to authorized users
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
Source of Description Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 03, 2021).
Added Author Williams, Tony D., editor.
McWilliams, Scott.
Clarke, Julia A.
MacDougall-Shackleton, Elizabeth.
MacDougall-Shackleton, Scott.
Bonier, Frances.
Eliason, Chad.
Added Corporate Author ProQuest (Firm)
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What Is a Bird?
Title
Copyright
Contributors
Contents
Foreword
Editor's preface: The world of birds
1 Introduction
2 Feathers, Beaks, Scales and Claws
3 Muscles, Skeleton and Nervous System
4 Physiology
5 Getting Around
6 Migration and Navigation
7 Food and Foraging
8 Social Behaviour and Communication
9 Reproduction
10 Human Dimensions
Glossary
Further reading
Index
Picture credits and Acknowledgements
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