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With more than 10,000 species that vary in size, use diverse habitats that extend across latitudes and altitudes, consume a wide variety of food items, differ in how they fly (or not), communicate, and reproduce, and have different life histories, birds exhibit remarkable variation in form (anatomy) and function (physiology). Our understanding of how natural selection has generated this variation as birds evolved and as different species adapted to their unique circumstances has grown considerably in recent years. In In a Class of Their Own: A Detailed Examination of Avian Forms and Functions, this variation is explained in great detail, beginning with an overview of avian evolution and continuing with information about the structure and function of the avian skeleton, muscles, and the various body systems. Other chapters focus on avian locomotion (including flight), migration, navigation, communication, energy balance and thermoregulation, and various aspects of avian reproduction, such as nests and nest building, clutch sizes, and parental care. In a Class of Their Own: A Detailed Examination of Avian Forms and Functions will be must reading for anyone, professional or non-professional, who needs or wants to learn more about birds.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. Origin and Evolution of Birds.- Chapter 2. Skeleton and Skeletal Muscles.- Chapter 3. Integument.- Chapter 4. Nervous System.- Chapter 5. Locating, Ingesting, and Digesting Food.- Chapter 6. Cardiovascular and Immune Systems.- Chapter 7. Respiration.- Chapter 8. Endocrine System.- Chapter 9. Urinary System, Salt Glands, and Osmoregulation.- Chapter 10. Energy Balance and Thermoregulation.- Chapter 11. Avian Locomotion: Flying, Running, Walking, Climbing, Swimming, and Diving.- Chapter 12. Sound and Vocal Production and Function.- Chapter 13. Migration.- Chapter 14. Navigation and Orientation.- Chapter 15. Mating Systems.- Chapter 16. Avian Reproduction: Timing, Anatomy, and Eggs.- Chapter 17. Avian Reproduction: Nests and Nest Sites.- Chapter 18. Avian Reproduction: Clutch Sizes, Incubation, and Hatching.- Chapter 19. Avian Reproduction: Post-hatching Parental Care and Blood Parasitism.

About the Author :
Gary Ritchison lives in Richmond, Kentucky, USA, with his wife Tameria. As an ornithologist, the primary focus of his research has been and is avian behavior and ecology, with a particular focus on avian parental care and vocal behavior. He has published over 100 papers and presented the results of his work at numerous scientific meetings. He has also served as the M.S. advisor for 82 students, many of whom have been co-authors of those papers and presentations. Gary has also written three books for general audiences about the behavior and ecology of birds.


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  • ISBN-13: 9783031148514
  • Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
  • Publisher Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 2506
  • Series Title: Fascinating Life Sciences
  • Width: 178 mm
  • ISBN-10: 3031148517
  • Publisher Date: 07 Nov 2023
  • Binding: SA
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: A Detailed Examination of Avian Forms and Functions


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