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9781865083766

Birds

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  • ISBN13:

    9781865083766

  • ISBN10:

    1865083763

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-04-01
  • Publisher: Allen & Unwin
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Summary

Preface List of figures Part I Diversity 1 Special features of birds 2 The evolution of birds Part II The life cycle 3 Choosing a mate 4 Reproduction 5 Development Part III The senses 6 Vision 7 Hearing, smell, taste and touch Part IV The minds of birds 8 How birds communicate 9 Learning 10 Are birds intelligent? Part V Birds and humans 11 Domestication 12 Birds, humans and conservation Notes Select bibliography Illustration sources Scientific names of birds Index

Table of Contents

Preface ix
PART I DIVERSITY
Special features of birds
3(13)
The evolution of birds
16(21)
PART II THE LIFE CYCLE
Choosing a mate
37(20)
Reproduction
57(20)
Development
77(20)
PART III THE SENSES
Vision
97(20)
Hearing, smell, taste and touch
117(20)
PART IV THE MINDS OF BIRDS
How birds communicate
137(18)
Learning
155(17)
Are birds intelligent?
172(13)
PART V BIRDS AND HUMANS
Domestication
185(9)
Birds, humans and conservation
194(12)
Notes 206(27)
Select bibliography 233(2)
Illustration sources 235(2)
Scientific names of birds 237(5)
Index 242

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