Nesting season

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Why are the eggs of the marsh wren deep brown, the winter wren's nearly white, and the gray catbird's a brilliant blue? And what in the DNA of a penduline tit makes the male weave a domed nest of fibers and the female line it with feathers, while the bird-of-paradise male builds no nest at all, and his bower-bird counterpart constructs an elaborate dwelling? These are typical questions that Bernd Heinrich pursues in the engaging style we've come to expect from him - supplemented here with his own stunning photographs and original watercolors. One of the world's great naturalists and nature writers, Heinrich shows us how the sensual beauty of birds can open our eyes to a hidden evolutionary process. Nesting, as Heinrich explores it here, encompasses what fascinates us most about birds - from their delightful songs and spectacular displays to their varied eggs and colorful plumage; from their sex roles and mating rituals to nest parasitism, infanticide, and predation. What moves birds to mate and parent their young in so many different ways is what interests Heinrich - and his insights into the nesting behavior of birds has more than a little to say about our own.

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One Wild Bird at a Time

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Unique encounters with wild birds from the acclaimed scientist and a dedicated watcher happy to knock down the fourth wall of zoology the wall street journal in his modern classics one man s owl and mind of the raven bernd heinrich has written memorably about his relationships with wild Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

Field Notes on Science and Nature

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Once in a great while as the new york times noted recently a naturalist writes a book that changes the way people look at the living world john james audubon s birds of america published in 1838 was one roger tory peterson s 1934 field guide to the birds was another how does such insight Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

Bumblebee Economics

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In his new preface bernd heinrich ranges from maine to alaska and north to the arctic as he summarizes findings from continuing investigations over the past twenty five years by him and others into the wondrous energy economy of bumblebees here is a brilliant introduction to insect and plant ec Uiterlijk 24 januari in huis .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: Hardcover

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 07 mei 2010

Aantal pagina's: 326

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Bernd Heinrich

Hoofduitgeverij: Harvard University Press

Editie: 1

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 16.51 cm

Product hoogte: 23.62 cm

Product lengte: 3.56 cm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 170 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 241 mm

Verpakking lengte: 37 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 754 g

EAN: 9780674048775

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