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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Graham Scott (Director, Director, Teaching Excellence Academy, University of Hull, UK)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 19.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 24.50cm Weight: 0.368kg ISBN: 9780198804758ISBN 10: 019880475 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 29 September 2020 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1: Evolution of birds 2: Feathers and flight 3: Movement: migration and navigation 4: Eggs, nests, and chicks 5: Reproduction 6: Foraging and avoiding predation 7: Populations, communities, and conservationReviewsThis book is admirably direct and direct in conveying its points. While it uses the words and phrases of academic biology, its careful and caring tone makes it consistently readable. A textbook that students can read is an obvious virtue. A textbook that students can afford is another virtue, and this book is much less expensive than many textbooks. * Peter A. Bednekoff, ISBE Newsletter * Author InformationGraham Scott is Director of the Teaching Excellence Academy at the University of Hull, UK. He was previously Interim Dean in the Faculty of Science and Engineering, and Head of the Department of Biological Sciences. He has a PhD in Ornithology from Edinburgh University, UK and is the editor of Ringing and Migration, a journal of the British Trust for Ornithology. He is an active and enthusiastic birder and bird ringer/bander. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |