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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 only within their own field. This critical synthetic treatment of the subject shows how comparisons across taxa can illuminate migratory life cycles and the relation of migration to other movements. The book takes an integrated ecological perspective to focus on migration as a biological phenomenon.

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<br> This book will be useful as a general reference to the phenomena associated with animal movements. --The Condor<p><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>

This book will be useful as a general reference to the phenomena associated with animal movements. --The Condor<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>

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