Bird song : biological themes and variations / C.K. Catchpole, P.J.B. Slater.

By:

Catchpole, Clive

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (1 electronic resource (xi, 335 pages)) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780511409752
0511409753
9780511408649
0511408641
9780511405945
0511405944
9780511407857
0511407858
9780521872423
0521872421

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Bird song.; Print version:: Bird song.DDC classification:

598.259 22

LOC classification:

QL698.5 .C38 2008eb

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Contents:

The study of bird song -- Production and perception -- How song develops -- Getting the message across -- When do birds sing? -- Recognition and territorial defence -- Sexual selection and female choice -- Themes and variations -- Variation in time and space.

Review: "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 songs of different species throughout the world. Writing primarily for students and researchers in animal behaviour, the authors review over 1000 scientific papers and reveal how scientists are beginning to unravel and understand how and why birds communicate with the elaborate vocalisations we call song. Highly illustrated throughout and written in straightforward language, Bird Song also holds appeal for amateur ornithologists with some knowledge of biology."--Jacket

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Previous edition: 1995.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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 songs of different species throughout the world. Writing primarily for students and researchers in animal behaviour, the authors review over 1000 scientific papers and reveal how scientists are beginning to unravel and understand how and why birds communicate with the elaborate vocalisations we call song. Highly illustrated throughout and written in straightforward language, Bird Song also holds appeal for amateur ornithologists with some knowledge of biology."--Jacket

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