The avian migrant : the biology of bird migration /
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| Author / Creator: | Rappole, John H. |
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| Imprint: | New York : Columbia University Press, [2013] |
| Description: | xx, 435 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Birds -- Migration. Migratory birds. Birds -- Migration. Migratory birds. |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9289182 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- Development of Human Understanding of Migration
- Origins of Migration
- Types of Migration
- Patterns of Migration Within Species
- Adaptations for Migration
- 2. Breeding Period
- Beginning the Cycle: Arrival at the Breeding Grounds
- Site Fidelity and Dispersal
- Habitat Selection
- Interval Between Arrival and Reproduction
- Reproduction
- 3. Postbreeding Period
- Purposes of the Postbreeding Period
- Movements and Habitat Use During the Postbreeding Period
- Duration of the Postbreeding Period
- Timing and Siting of the Prebasic Molt in Relation to Other Major Life Cycle Events
- 4. Fall Transient Period
- Preparation for Departure
- Cues for Departure
- Timing of Departure Within the Fall Transient Period
- Timing of Departure Within the Circadian Period
- Migratory Flight
- Migration Route
- Orientation and Navigation
- Stopover
- 5. Wintering Period
- Arrival
- Social Structure During the Nonbreeding Period
- Nonbreeding/Winter Distribution
- 6. Spring Transient Period
- Preparation for Departure
- Cues for Departure
- Timing of Departure Within the Spring Transient Period
- Timing of Departure Within the Circadian Period
- Migratory Flight (Zugstimmung)
- Migration Route
- Orientation and Navigation
- Stopover
- Climate Change
- 7. Population Ecology
- Theory
- Population Change
- Causes of Migrant Population Change
- 8. Evolution and Biogeography
- The Theory
- Exaptations Versus Adaptations for Migration
- Genetics of Migration
- Rapid Development of Migration
- Reaction Norms
- Population Differentiation
- Ornithogeography and Migration Patterns
- The World's Principal Migration Systems
- 9. Migratory Birds and Pathogen Movement
- West Nile Virus
- Avian Influenza
- 10. Connectivity and Conservation
- Connectivity
- Conservation
- 11. Conclusion
- Migration as a Life History Strategy
- Appendix A. Population Dynamics of Periodic Breeders
- Generalized Single-Habitat Logistic Models
- Multiple-Habitat Models
- Discrete Models
- Metamorphic and Spawning Species with Non-Overlapping Generations
- Threshold Effects
- Summary
- Appendix B. Age-Structured Periodic Breeders
- Age-Independent Periodic Breeders
- Age-Structured Models
- Summary
- References
- Taxonomic Index
- Index
