Ten thousand birds : ornithology since Darwin
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2014].
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xvii, 524 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm
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Published
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2014].
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-496) and index
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This beautifully illustrated book opens in the middle of the nineteenth century when ornithology was a museum-based discipline focused almost exclusively on the anatomy, taxonomy, and classification of dead birds. It describes how in the early 1900s pioneering individuals such as Erwin Stresemann, Ernst Mayr, and Julian Huxley recognized the importance of studying live birds in the field, and how this shift thrust ornithology into the mainstream of the biological sciences. The book tells the stories of eccentrics like Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen, a pathological liar who stole specimens from museums and quite likely murdered his wife, and describes the breathtaking insights and discoveries of ambitious and influential figures such as David Lack, Niko Tinbergen, Robert MacArthur, and others who through their studies of birds transformed entire fields of biology
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Birkhead, T., Wimpenny, J., & Montgomerie, R. D. (2014). Ten thousand birds: ornithology since Darwin . Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Birkhead, Tim, Jo, Wimpenny and Robert D. Montgomerie. 2014. Ten Thousand Birds: Ornithology Since Darwin. Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Birkhead, Tim, Jo, Wimpenny and Robert D. Montgomerie. Ten Thousand Birds: Ornithology Since Darwin Princeton University Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Birkhead, Tim,, Jo Wimpenny, and Robert D Montgomerie. Ten Thousand Birds: Ornithology Since Darwin Princeton University Press, 2014.
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