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020			_a9780511754791 (ebook)
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040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aQL698.5 _b.C38 2008
082	0	0	_a598.159/4 _222
100	1		_aCatchpole, Clive, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aBird song : _bbiological themes and variations / _cC.K. Catchpole, P.J.B. Slater ; [pen-and-ink illustrations [by] Nigel Mann].
250			_aSecond edition.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2008.
300			_a1 online resource (xi, 335 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505	0		_aThe study of bird song -- Production and perception -- How song develops -- Getting the message across -- When do birds sing? -- Recognition and territorial defence -- Sexual selection and female choice -- Themes and variations -- Variation in time and space.
520			_aBird song is one of the most remarkable and impressive sounds in the natural world, and has inspired not only students of natural history, but also great writers, poets and composers. Extensively updated from the first edition, the main thrust of this book is to suggest that the two main functions of song are attracting a mate and defending territory. It shows how this evolutionary pressure has led to the amazing variety and complexity we see in the songs of different species throughout the world. Writing primarily for students and researchers in animal behavior, the authors review over 1000 scientific papers and reveal how scientists are beginning to unravel and understand how and why birds communicate with the elaborate vocalizations we call song. Highly illustrated throughout and written in straightforward language, Bird Song also holds appeal for amateur ornithologists with some knowledge of biology.
650		0	_aBirds _xVocalization.
650		0	_aBirdsongs.
650		0	_aBirds _xBehavior.
700	1		_aSlater, P. J. B. _q(Peter James Bramwell), _d1942- _eauthor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521872423
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511754791
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