Ornithology: An Ecological Approach

by John Raynor Faaborg, J. E. Spencer, J.E. Spencer

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0136428770
• ISBN13: 9780136428770
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 470 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.

Customer Reviews

ornithology made simple

Faaborg's textbook for ornithology was published in 1988. It is composed of 16 chapters for a total of 470 pages, and deals with topics from an introductory chapter to conservation and management. A the time of its publication, nothing original had been published since Pettingill's classic ornithology texts (>25 yr old) and it sure was a significant change from the previous approach.<p>The subtitle of the book, "an ecological approach" informs the reader about the scope of the contents. Although morphological, anatomical, and physiological chapters are included (co-authored by S. Chaplin), these are not the main emphasis of this volume, but a more organismal-to-community ecology type of book, and being Faaborg direct offspring of the MacArthurian paradigm this was expected. <p>Students using this book in undergraduate ornithology courses will find an easy to digest narrative, abundant and easily understandable figures and tables, and a body of information with direct applications to conservation and management, besides its children-proof binding. When compared to similar recent ornithology books (e.g. F. Gill's) it is pretty obvious the professional ornithologist will chose the more in-depth, recent and abundantly researched volume of the later, but for people looking for an excellent introductory level ornithology textbook the objectives of the author are more than fulfilled.<p>It is a shame it can be so expensive in the used book market and that the author and publisher haven't put produced a second edition, perhaps with a lower-priced paperback section.