Population limitation in birds / Ian Newton ; drawings by Keith Brockie.

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Newton, Ian, 1940-

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9780125173650
0125173652
1281514543
9781281514547

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Population limitation in birds.; Online version:: Population limitation in birds.LOC classification:

QL677.4 .N48 1998eb

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Contents:

Social systems and status -- Habitat and density regulation -- Territorial behaviour and density limitation -- Density-dependence -- Habitat fragments and metapopulations -- Food-supply -- Nest-sites -- Predation -- Parasites and pathogens -- Weather -- Inter-specific competition -- Interactions between different limiting factors -- Hunting and pest control -- Pesticides and pollutants -- Extinction.

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Summary: This book meets the demand for a comprehensive introduction to understanding the processes of population limitation. Recognized world-wide as a respected biologist and communicator, Dr. Ian Newton has now written a clear and detailed treatise on local scale population limiting factors in birds. It is based almost entirely on results from field studies, though it is set in a contemporary theoretical framework. The 16 chapters fall under three major section headings: Behavior and Density Regulation; Natural Limiting Factors; and Human Impacts. Population Limitation in Birds serves as a needed resource expanding on Dr. David Lacks research in this area of ornithology in the 1950s. It includes numerous line diagrams and beautiful illustrations by acclaimed wildlife artist Keith Brockie. Provides a sorely needed introduction to a long-established core subject in ornithology Focuses on local scale factors Written by a well-known biologist and effective communicator Includes numerous line diagrams and beautiful illustrations by acclaimed wildlife artist Keith Brockie.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 481-555) and index.

This book meets the demand for a comprehensive introduction to understanding the processes of population limitation. Recognized world-wide as a respected biologist and communicator, Dr. Ian Newton has now written a clear and detailed treatise on local scale population limiting factors in birds. It is based almost entirely on results from field studies, though it is set in a contemporary theoretical framework. The 16 chapters fall under three major section headings: Behavior and Density Regulation; Natural Limiting Factors; and Human Impacts. Population Limitation in Birds serves as a needed resource expanding on Dr. David Lacks research in this area of ornithology in the 1950s. It includes numerous line diagrams and beautiful illustrations by acclaimed wildlife artist Keith Brockie. Provides a sorely needed introduction to a long-established core subject in ornithology Focuses on local scale factors Written by a well-known biologist and effective communicator Includes numerous line diagrams and beautiful illustrations by acclaimed wildlife artist Keith Brockie.

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