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Current Ornithology eBook Series

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  • Current Ornithology

    Volume 11

    Edited by D.M. Power ...
    Series Book 11 - Current Ornithology
    In this volume I include chapters on continental population trends, orni thology's contribution to the habitat concept, social organization outside the breeding season, the role of predation in limiting numbers, and the evolution of prolonged incubation periods. Authors are based in Belgium, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Is there evidence for wholesale population declines in North ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

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  • Improbable Destinies

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  • Evolutionary Biomechanics

    Selection, Phylogeny, and Constraint

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  • Evolution of the Insects

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