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Academic Press
The Speciation & Biogeography of Birds
IAN NEWTON
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A major synthesis of current knowledge of species formation in birds and of the factors that influence their geographical distributions. It draws on information from the earth sciences and palaeo-climatology, on recent studies of the evolution, ecology, distribution and migration patterns of birds, and on recent findings in molecular biology which illuminate avian evolution and distributional history. Although intended primarily for students and researchers, its straightforward language will be understood by interested bird-watchers and other non-specialists. The text describes how bird species are formed, and how they are classified taxonomically. It describes how the numbers and types of bird species vary across regions, and how their current patterns of distribution have been influenced by the movements of the continents, the formation and loss of oceanic islands, glacial and other climatic cycles, human influences and contemporary ecological factors.
"According to the back, This book provides a fresh synthesis of knowledge of species formation in birds and of the factors that influence their geographical distributions [...] No other book currently available covers this range of subject matter or attempts to combine it into a coherent whole. That is quite a claim, but by and large I find it justified [...] the book is written in simple language throughout and will be easily understood by interested bird-watchers and other lay readers [...] I would recommend everybody to seek it out, to pick it up, to give it a short read here and there, and to look at the many figures and tables [...] I think the book has its greatest strength in bringing newcomers in the field and interested amateurs up to date with much exciting recent research: there are no scary equations and hardly any statistical test are presented [...] Newton provides some big answers as well as outlines big unknowns [...] this impressive piece of work would serve right as a source for examples for courses on ecology, evolution or biogeography, and I would recommend it as a very useful yet highly enjoyable self-study book for everybody with an interest in one or more of those areas, or in birds in general. Ian, congratulations and thank you very much for writing this book."
– Pim Edelaar, Leiden University, Puerto Madryn, Argentina
| Autor | Ian Newton |
| Tytuł | The Speciation & Biogeography of Birds |
| Objętość | 668 strony |
| Okładka | twarda |
| Wymiary | 260x190 mm |
| Wydawnictwo | ACADEMIC PRESS |
| Termin wydania | 2003 (oryginalne wydanie) |
| Uwagi | szkice, tabele, wykresy |
