Bird migration / Ian Newton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newton, Ian, 1940- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds--Migration.

Birds.

Physical Description:

vii, 646 pages : illustrations (black & white) ; 20 cm

Edition:

William Collins paperback edition published in 2020.

Place of Publication:

London : Williams Collins, 2020.

Summary:

Centuries ago, it was believed that Barn Swallows buried themes in the mud at the bottom of ponds, while winter-visiting Barnacle Geese were thought to turn into barnacles for the summer, living submerged in shallow seas. Book jacket.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction

2. Migration Studies

3. Migration Around the British Isles

4. Migratory Flight

5. Migration and Weather

6. Fuelling the Flights

7. Migration Speeds

8. Amazing Journeys

9. Annual Schedules

10. Migration Timing

11. Comings and Goings

12. Navigation

13. Site-fidelity and Dispersal

14. Vagrancy

15. Evolution of Migration

16. Recent Changes in Migratory Behaviour

17. Glacial Legacies

18. Geographical Patterns

19. Irruptions

20. Other Movements

21. Sex and Age Differences in Migration

22. Migrants in Africa

23. Population Limitation

24. Declining Migrants

25. Postscript: British Pioneers in Migration Studies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780008461034

0008461031

OCLC:

1199124478

Publisher Number:

99987682343