Overview

Migration is one of the most fascinating and dramatic of all animal behaviours. Historically, study of migration has been fragmented, with ornithologists, entomologists, and marine biologists working exclusively within their own field. This criticial treatment of the subject makes comparisons across taxa and looks at migratory life cycles and the relation of migration to other movements. This is an integrated ecological perspective which focuses on migration and a biological phenomenon.

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Author:   Hugh Dingle
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.679kg
ISBN:  

9780195097238

ISBN 10:   0195097238
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   08 February 1996
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

Part I: Migration and Methods for Its Study ; 1. A taxonomy of movement ; 2. Migration: A definition ; 3. Patterns in migratory journeys ; 4. Methods for studying migration ; Part II: Proximate Factors in Migration ; 5. Migration, winds, and currents ; 6. Physiology of migration ; 7. Biomechanical and bioenergetic constraints on migration ; 8. Orientation and navigation ; Part III. Migratory Life Histories and Their Evolution ; 9. Seasonal migration ; 10. Migration to special habitats ; 11. Migration under ephemeral conditions ; 12. Behavioral variability in migration ; 13. Polymorphisms and polyphenisms ; 14. Evolutionary genetics of migration ; Part IV. Applications and Implications ; 15. Migration and pest management ; 16. Migration and conservation ; Part V. Conclusions ; 17. Summing up and future directions ; References

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<br>. . .an excellent introduction to current ideas and concepts concerning the promotion and maintenance of a wide range of movement patterns. --IBIS<br> This is an interesting and thought provoking book in which the author successfully accomplishes his primary aim of generating a comparative survey of migratory behavior. . . Perhaps most important, the author also successfully integrates the dizzying array of definitions and key terms, both conceptual and operational, that comprise this field. Migration by Hugh Dingle is first-rate and should prove to be a valuable reference to students and researchers alike, regardless of taxonomic bias. --American Zoologist<br> The book is well written and illustrated, provides a coherent approach to movement patterns, addresses the major topic areas, and suggests areas for future research. --Quarterly Review of Biology<br>

<br>. . .an excellent introduction to current ideas and concepts concerning the promotion and maintenance of a wide range of movement patterns. --IBIS<p><br> This is an interesting and thought provoking book in which the author successfully accomplishes his primary aim of generating a comparative survey of migratory behavior. . . Perhaps most important, the author also successfully integrates the dizzying array of definitions and key terms, both conceptual and operational, that comprise this field. Migration by Hugh Dingle is first-rate and should prove to be a valuable reference to students and researchers alike, regardless of taxonomic bias. --American Zoologist<p><br> The book is well written and illustrated, provides a coherent approach to movement patterns, addresses the major topic areas, and suggests areas for future research. --Quarterly Review of Biology<p><br>

. . .an excellent introduction to current ideas and concepts concerning the promotion and maintenance of a wide range of movement patterns. --IBIS<br> This is an interesting and thought provoking book in which the author successfully accomplishes his primary aim of generating a comparative survey of migratory behavior. . . Perhaps most important, the author also successfully integrates the dizzying array of definitions and key terms, both conceptual and operational, that comprise this field. Migration by Hugh Dingle is first-rate and should prove to be a valuable reference to students and researchers alike, regardless of taxonomic bias. --American Zoologist<br> The book is well written and illustrated, provides a coherent approach to movement patterns, addresses the major topic areas, and suggests areas for future research. --Quarterly Review of Biology<br>

Author Information

Hugh Dingle is Professor in the Department of Entomology and Center for Population Biology, University of California, Davis. He is past President of the Animal Behavior Society and has a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Mihigan. After postdoctoral research at Cambridge and Michigan, Dingle went to the University of Iowa in 1964, moving to Davis in 1982. He has conducted research on migration in Kenya, Thailand, Australia, the Caribbean, and North America.

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