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Migration : the biology of life on the move

Title
Migration : the biology of life on the move / Hugh Dingle.
Author
Dingle, Hugh, 1946-
Publication
New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.

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Description
vi, 474 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  • Animal migration
  • Migration
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-469).
Contents
Pt. 1. 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 -- Pt. 2. Proximate Factors in Migration. 5. Migration, Winds, and Currents. 6. Physiology of Migration. 7. Biomechanical and Bioenergetic Constraints on Migration. 8. Orientation and Navigation -- Pt. 3. Migratory Life Histories and Their Evolution. 9. Seasonal Migrations. 10. Migration to Special Habitats. 11. Migration Under Ephemeral Conditions. 12. Behavioral Variability in Migration. 13. Polymorphisms and Polyphenisms. 14. Evolutionary Genetics of Migration -- Pt. 4. Applications and Implications. 15. Migration and Pest Management. 16. Migration and Conservation. 17. Summing Up and Future Directions.
ISBN
  • 0195089626 (cl. : alk. paper)
  • 0195097238 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
94039538
OCLC
  • ocm31330012
  • SCSB-4302881
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries