Bird Song: Biological Themes and Variations

by Peter Slater, Clive Catchpole, P J B Slater, et al.

Book Overview

Bird song is one of the most remarkable and impressive sounds in the natural world, and has inspired not only students of natural history, but also great writers, poets and composers. Extensively updated from the first edition, the main thrust of this book is to suggest that the two main functions of song are attracting a mate and defending territory. It shows how this evolutionary pressure has led to the amazing variety and complexity we see in the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521872421
• ISBN13: 9780521872423
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.5" x 9.7"