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Habitat Selection in Birds

Edited by Martin L.Cody

Leading researchers in behavioural ecology discuss specific aspects of this imprtant topic including:

• The mechanism of habitat selection and how it operates.

• Its relevance to population biology.

• Behavioural and physiological implications.

• The ecological and evolutionary significance of habitat choice and survival and reproduction in various habitat types

558 Pages.Paperback.Price £39.95 order ref AC028P or Hardback £104.00

Analysis of Wildlife Tracking Data

G.C.White & R.A Garrott

• Presentation of software programs for solving specific problems.
• Design of radio-tracking studies.
• Mechanics of data collection.
• Estimation of position-triangulation.
• Graphics presentation of animal migration,dispersal,fidelity and association.
• Home range estimation,habitat utilization,estimation of survival rates and population size.

383 Pages.Hardback.Price £52.95 order ref AC029

Ornithology in Laboratory and Field 5th Edition

Colin Sewall Pettingill,Jr

This fifth edition offers up to date coverage of the various aspects of modern ornithology,beginning with a current overview of ornithology,Pettingill explores the following topics:

External and internal anatomy,Physiology,Ecology,Flight behaviour,Migration,Life Histories & Populations

403 Pages.Hardback.Price £32.00 OUT OF PRINT order ref AC030

Encyclopedia of Birds 2nd Edition

Joseph Forshaw

Unlock the mystery behind natures creatures! An exciting and stunning book revealing the secrets of the bird kingdom.Magnificently illustrated,highly readable,newly revised,up-to-date and definative,it contains:

• More than 200 spectacular colour photographs
• 150 original illustrations,diagrams and maps.
• Thousands of facts from leading experts from around the world.

250 Pages.Hardback.Price £24.95 order ref AC031

Biographies for Birdwatchers

The lives of those Commemorated in West Palearctic Bird Names

Barbara and Richard Mearns illustrated by Darren Rees

mapOver one hundred species of Western Palearctic birds bear English or Latin names which commemorate people.But who were Steller,Bonaparte,Sabine,Eleonora and the rest and how did their names become attached to the various species?The book will delight and fascinate the reader,both as a comprehensive reference and an account of the remarkable achievements of the early ornithologists and collectors.

464 Pages.Hardback.Price £22.00 order ref AC032 OUT OF PRINT

A Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World 2nd Edition

R.Howard & A.Moore

"An essential addition to the birdwatchers' reference collection."..The Birdwatchers Library

"The book is beautifully produced,as we have come to expect from Academic Press and is remakably good value."...Scottish Bird News

A complete update of the previous first and revised editions.This book remains the onle single volume work to list subspecies.

640 Pages.Hardback.Price £43.00 order ref AC033

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