The Avian Migrant: The Biology of Bird Migration

by John H. Rappole

The purpose of migration, regardless of the distance involved, is to exploit two or more environments suitable for survival or reproduction over time, usually on a seasonal basis. Yet individual organisms can practice the phenomenon differently, and birds deploy unique patterns of movement over particular segments of time. Incorporating the latest research on bird migration, this concise, critical assessment offers contemporary readers a firm grasp...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231146787
• ISBN13: 9780231146784
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.3" x 10.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher