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Manual of ornithology : avian structure & function

Title

Manual of ornithology : avian structure & function / Noble S. Proctor, Southern Connecticut State University, Patrick J. Lynch, Yale University School of Medicine ; illustrated by Patrick J. Lynch ; foreword by Roger Tory Peterson.

Author

Proctor, Noble S.

Publication

New Haven [Connecticut] : Yale University Press, [1993]
©1993

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Description

xi, 340 pages : illustrations, maps; 29 cm

Summary

Designed to supplement a basic ornithology textbook, Manual of Ornithology covers systematics and evolution, topography feathers and flight, the skeleton and musculature, and the digestive, circulatory, respiratory, excretory reproductive, sensory, and nervous systems of birds, as well as field techniques for watching and studying birds. Each chapter concludes with a list of key references for the topic covered, with a comprehensive bibliography at the end of the volume. The book will be a guide and reference for every level of bird study - a basic tool for investigation for anyone curious about the fascinating world of birds.

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Laboratory Manual
Software
Laboratory manuals
Enzyklopädie.
Laboratory manuals.
Manuels de laboratoire.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [318]-330) and index.

Contents

Systematics -- Topography -- Feathers -- Skeleton -- Musculature -- Digestive system -- Circulatory system -- Respiratory system -- Urogenital and endocrine systems -- Nervous system -- Field techniques.

ISBN

0300057466
9780300057461
0300076193
9780300076196

LCCN

92017066

OCLC

ocm25964272
25964272
SCSB-9654731

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