In a Class of Their Own A Detailed Examination of Avian Forms and Functions /
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)...
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2023.
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| Udgivelse: | 1st ed. 2023. |
| Serier: | Fascinating Life Sciences,
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| Online adgang: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14852-1 |
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Indholdsfortegnelse:
- 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.