Bird Song Biological Themes and Variations

Name: Bird Song Biological Themes and Variations
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ISBN: 9780521872423

ISBN-10: 0521872421

ISBN-13: 9780521872423

Edition: 2nd 2008 (Revised)

Authors: C. K. Catchpole, P. J. B. Slater

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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 the 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 behavior, the authors review over 1000 scientific papers and reveal how scientists are beginning to unravel and understand how and why birds…

Book details

List price: $85.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 5/22/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 348
Size: 7.68" wide x 9.84" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 2.002
Language: English

Clive Catchpole is currently Professor of Animal Behaviour at Royal Holloway, University of London. He has written, broadcast and researched on many aspects of bird ecology and behaviour for more than 30 years and published over 100 books, articles and scientific papers. He has studied birds in many parts of the world and been a visiting researcher at the Max-Planck-Institute for Ornithology in Germany and the California Academy of Sciences in the USA.




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



Common and scientific names


References


Index