Birds by Night
For many people, watching and studying birds is exclusively a day time activity. However, for many birds twilight and night time are not a barrier to useful activity. It is true that very few birds are exclusively nocturnal, but many birds which are active by day also conduct limited, and often crucial, activities after dusk. This book examines many examples of the nocturnal behaviour of birds; from the occasional night feeding of wildfowl and shorebirds to the night singing and night migration…
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- Full title :Birds by Night.
Summary
For many people, watching and studying birds is exclusively a day time activity. However, for many birds twilight and night time are not a barrier to useful activity. It is true that very few birds are exclusively nocturnal, but many birds which are active by day also conduct limited, and often crucial, activities after dusk. This book examines many examples of the nocturnal behaviour of birds; from the occasional night feeding of wildfowl and shorebirds to the night singing and night migration of certain passerines, and from the location of nest sites by sea birds to the nocturnal foraging of.
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- Publication Date:2010.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):A & C Black
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2010.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (238 pages).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781408137697, 1408137690, 9781408137703, 1408137704, 9781408137710, 1408137712
- oclc:ocn742333608
- LC Classification:QL698.3
- Dewey Decimal:598.251
Table of Contents
Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 The Dead of Night?; Chapter 2 What is Night-time?; Chapter 3 Defining Nocturnality; Chapter 4 Occasional Nocturnal Activities in Birds; Chapter 5 Crepuscular Activity in Birds; Chapter 6 Cave Dwelling Birds; Chapter 7 Regularly Nocturnal Birds; Chapter 8 The Senses of Owls; Chapter 9 The Owls' Solution to Nocturnality; Chapter 10 Further Light on Night Birds?; Appendices; References; Index.
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