Provides a review and critique of bird survey methodology, providing where necessary references to other key texts/generic methods. This book is an aid to survey design, particularly when there is a need for more specific studies where a species specific method either does not exist or is not deemed[...]
- How are birds so good at flying and navigating?
- Why are birds so like mammals- and yet so very different?
- Did birds descend from dinosaurs, and if so, does that mean birds are dinosaurs?
- How do they court each other and fend off rivals?
- What' s being communicated in birdsong?<[...]
A broad-ranging introduction that challenges readers to think critically about political arguments and institutions.[...]