Buch, Englisch, 380 Seiten, Format (B × H): 198 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1144 g
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Buch, Englisch, 380 Seiten, Format (B × H): 198 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1144 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-854653-5
Verlag: Oxford University Press
The Hawaiian Honeycreepers are typified by nectar feeding, their bright colouration, and canary-like songs. They are considered one of the finest examples of adaptive radiation, even more diverse than Darwin's Galapagos finches, as a wide array of different species has evolved in all the different niches provided by the Hawaiian archipelago. The book will therefore be of interest to evolutionary biologists and ecologists, as well as professional ornithologists and amateur bird watchers. As with the other books in the Bird Family of the World series, the work is divided into two main sections. Part I is an overview of the Hawaiian Honeycreeper evolution and natural history and Part II comprises accounts of each species. The author has produced his own outstanding illustrations of these birds to accompany his text.
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Weitere Infos & Material
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- List of colour plates
- List of abbreviations
- Preface
- Plan of the book
- Frequently mispronounced words of Hawaiian origin
- 1: Meet the Hawaiian Honeycreepers
- 2: The honeycreepers' world
- 3: Discovery and research: a historical review
- 4: Origin and Evolution
- 5: Classification
- 6: The physical honeycreeper: Form, colour, and function
- 7: Behaviour
- 8: Ecology
- 9: Diseases and parasites
- 10: Status, conservation, and the future
- Genera and Species Accounts
- Part II comprises of 20 honeycreeper species, further details available on request.
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Appendix 3
- Bibliography
- Index
