Migration: The Biology of Life on the Move

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Migration: The Biology of Life on the Move Author: Format: Hardback First Published: Published By: Oxford University Press Inc
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Pages: 480 Illustrations and other contents: halftones, numerous line figures, tables Language: English ISBN: 9780195089622 Categories: , ,

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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A broad ranging four part review of migration in organisms, from fungi and plants to higher vertebrates, written by an expert on insect movements. Stimulating and well-referenced. ASLIB Book Guide, Vol. 61, No. 11 (November 1996) As a major contribution to a vital subject, this work will be valued by all the researchers and students in the fields of animal behaviour, ecology, and zoology. Ethology, Ecology, Evolution 9:1997 This book is an extremely comprehensive review of movement biology. The sections are closely written and not easily dipped into but read well as a whole or through an initial consideration of the chapter synopses ... an excellent introduction to current ideas and concepts concerning the promotion and maintenance of a wide range of movement patterns. I recommend it to those who wish to have a broader understanding of migration than the movements of the Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea. Adam Smith, Ibis 1997 This book is an introduction and more to both the facts of migration, and also to the large body of discussion which has evolved around the subject. Dingle brings together a huge range of knowledge from a wide variety of fields to produce a fascinating new synthesis of migration. This work is well referenced and a pleasure to read, a highly commendable addition to any library. Highly Recommended. Gordon's Oxford University Press Review Page