Ecological and Environmental Physiology of Birds

by Claus Bech, Mark A. Chappell, James T. Pearson, et al.

Book Overview

Birds have colonized almost every terrestrial habitat on the planet - from the poles to the tropics, and from deserts to high mountain tops. Ecological and Environmental Physiology of Birds focuses on our current understanding of the unique physiological characteristics of birds that are of particular interest to ornithologists, but also have a wider biological relevance.

An introductory chapter covers the basic avian body plan and their still-enigmatic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199228442
• ISBN13: 9780199228447
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"