New Encyclopedia of Birds - Hardcover

Christopher-perrins

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198525060 ISBN 13: 9780198525066

Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PR, 2003

Synopsis

The New Encyclopedia of Birds is the definitive single-volume guide to the birds of the world. Entries prepared by a team of renowned biologists conservationists give a systematic account of every family, covering their form and function, distribution, diet, social behaviour, and breeding biology. With one-eighth of all bird species now under threat, special attention is given to environmental and conservation issues. The Encyclopedia's clear, readable text is supplemented by a wealth of photographs showing the wide diversity of birds in their natural habitat. In addition, beautifully detailed colour and line artworks depict representative species in each family and highlight characteristic behaviours. 'Factfile' panels throughout the book, with distribution maps and scale drawings, put key data at the reader's fingertips. A fully revised and updated successor to the same editor's acclaimed Encyclopedia of Birds (1990), this comprehensive reference work will appeal both to the amateur birdwatcher and to the student of ornithology.

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About the Author

Christopher Perrins is a distinguished ornithologist and the author of many academic studies and popular books on birds. He was Professor of Ornithology at the University of Oxford from 1992 to 2002, Director of the Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology from 1974 to 2002, and he has been a visiting lecturer at universities in Canada and Australia. A fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford, Christopher Perrins is renowned for his work on bird population ecology, and in particular, his studies of reproductive rates. He is the principal architect of a famous continuous long-term study of the population dynamics of the Great Tit, which has provided valuable insight into inherited qualities and variation of clutch size, and survival, fledgling weight, and timing of breeding. His investigation of the causes of decline in Mute Swan populations led to bans on the use of most lead weights by anglers. In recognition of his achievements, he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1997.

Edition details

• Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PR
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198525060
• ISBN 13: 9780198525066
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 656