The Migration Ecology of Birds, Second Edition covers all aspects of this absorbing subject, including migratory processes, problems of navigation and vagrancy, timing and physiological control of migration, large-scale movement patterns, the effects of recent climate change, the problems that migrants face, and the factors that limit their populations. This book provides a thorough and in-depth review of the state of the science, with the text supplemented by abundant tables, maps and diagrams. Written by a world-renowned avian ecology and migration researcher, this book reveals the extraordinary adaptability of birds to the variable and changing conditions across the globe.
This book represents the most updated and detailed review of bird migration, its evolution, ecology and bird physiology. Written in a clear and readable style, it will appeal not only to migration researchers in the field and ornithologists, but to anyone with an interest in this fascinating subject.
1. Chapter 1 Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 2 Methodology for migration studies - p. 9 3. Chapter 3 Migratory flight - p. 29 4. Chapter 4 Weather and migration - p. 51 5. Chapter 5 Fuelling migration - p. 73 6. Chapter 6 Amazing journeys - p. 97 7. Chapter 7 Raptors and other soaring birds - p. 117 8. Chapter 8 Seabird movements - p. 139 9. Chapter 9 Speed and duration of migratory journeys - p. 155 10. Chapter 10 Finding the way: senses, displacements and social influences - p. 185 11. Chapter 11 Finding the way: orientation and navigation - p. 201 12. Chapter 12 Annual cycles - p. 229 13. Chapter 13 Migratory control mechanisms - p. 251 14. Chapter 14 Stopover ecology - p. 277 15. Chapter 15 Seasonal reoccupation of breeding and wintering areas - p. 295 16. Chapter 16 Geographical patterns in migration - p. 317 17. Chapter 17 Variations on a migratory theme - p. 337 18. Chapter 18 Sex and age differences in migration - p. 355 19. Chapter 19 Dispersal and site fidelity - p. 379 20. Chapter 20 Irruptive migrants: boreal seed-eaters - p. 407 21. Chapter 21 Irruptive migrants: owls, hawks and ducks - p. 437 22. Chapter 22 Evolution and inheritance of migratory behaviour - p. 459 23. Chapter 23 Recent changes in bird migrations - p. 479 24. Chapter 24 Glacial legacies in bird migrations - p. 501 25. Chapter 25 Distribution patterns and connectivity - p. 523 26. Chapter 26 The Palearctic-Afrotropical migration system - p. 547 27. Chapter 27 The Nearctic–Neotropical migration system - p. 573 28. Chapter 28 The East Asian–Australasian and other migration systems - p. 593 29. Chapter 29 Population limitation – breeding and wintering areas - p. 609 30. Chapter 30 Population limitation – migration routes - p. 633 31. Chapter 31 Mortality on migration - p. 653 32. Glossary - p. 677 33. Index - p. 685
The Migration Ecology of Birds, Second Edition covers all aspects of this absorbing subject, including migratory processes, problems of navigation and vagrancy, timing and physiological control of migration, large-scale movement patterns, the effects of recent climate change, the problems that migrants face, and the factors that limit their populations. This book provides a thorough and in-depth review of the state of the science, with the text supplemented by abundant tables, maps and diagrams. Written by a world-renowned avian ecology and migration researcher, this book reveals the extraordinary adaptability of birds to the variable and changing conditions across the globe.
This book represents the most updated and detailed review of bird migration, its evolution, ecology and bird physiology. Written in a clear and readable style, it will appeal not only to migration researchers in the field and ornithologists, but to anyone with an interest in this fascinating subject.
1. Chapter 1 Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 2 Methodology for migration studies - p. 9 3. Chapter 3 Migratory flight - p. 29 4. Chapter 4 Weather and migration - p. 51 5. Chapter 5 Fuelling migration - p. 73 6. Chapter 6 Amazing journeys - p. 97 7. Chapter 7 Raptors and other soaring birds - p. 117 8. Chapter 8 Seabird movements - p. 139 9. Chapter 9 Speed and duration of migratory journeys - p. 155 10. Chapter 10 Finding the way: senses, displacements and social influences - p. 185 11. Chapter 11 Finding the way: orientation and navigation - p. 201 12. Chapter 12 Annual cycles - p. 229 13. Chapter 13 Migratory control mechanisms - p. 251 14. Chapter 14 Stopover ecology - p. 277 15. Chapter 15 Seasonal reoccupation of breeding and wintering areas - p. 295 16. Chapter 16 Geographical patterns in migration - p. 317 17. Chapter 17 Variations on a migratory theme - p. 337 18. Chapter 18 Sex and age differences in migration - p. 355 19. Chapter 19 Dispersal and site fidelity - p. 379 20. Chapter 20 Irruptive migrants: boreal seed-eaters - p. 407 21. Chapter 21 Irruptive migrants: owls, hawks and ducks - p. 437 22. Chapter 22 Evolution and inheritance of migratory behaviour - p. 459 23. Chapter 23 Recent changes in bird migrations - p. 479 24. Chapter 24 Glacial legacies in bird migrations - p. 501 25. Chapter 25 Distribution patterns and connectivity - p. 523 26. Chapter 26 The Palearctic-Afrotropical migration system - p. 547 27. Chapter 27 The Nearctic–Neotropical migration system - p. 573 28. Chapter 28 The East Asian–Australasian and other migration systems - p. 593 29. Chapter 29 Population limitation – breeding and wintering areas - p. 609 30. Chapter 30 Population limitation – migration routes - p. 633 31. Chapter 31 Mortality on migration - p. 653 32. Glossary - p. 677 33. Index - p. 685
