ISBN: 9781408138229

The book's subtitle - A study of an ecological interaction - properly reflects the author's theme but may tend to hide the fact that the relationships between birds and berries can be muc… More...

The book's subtitle - A study of an ecological interaction - properly reflects the author's theme but may tend to hide the fact that the relationships between birds and berries can be much more than the simple, mutually advantageous systems ('eat my fruits, spread my seeds' ) they may seem at first to be.Therein lies the core of the book - the less obvious intricacies and impications of plant/bird associations, the coevolution of species in some cases and the adaptation of a species (bird or plant) to further its own advantage.To complicate the scene, too, there are the 'exploiters', the pulp-predators and seed-predators that feed at the plant's expense.In Part I of the book the authors provide accounts by species of the trees and shrubs they observed over many years in their study area of southern England; similarly, Part 2 records the bird species they watched feeding, or attempting to feed, or preventing other birds from feeding, on the fruits.Part 3 ranges widely and is not confined to Britain and Europe.It investigates the strategies and adaptations evolved and employed by plants to ensure their success, and their attempts at defence against the bird 'predators'.It looks at the birds themselves, their foraging techniques and fruit preferences, the limitations of a fruit diet and adaptations to it, the time and energy budgets of fruit-eaters and, finally, the intriguing question of coevolution of plants and birds.This thought-provoking text offers many insights not generally perceived by ornithologist or botanist and is illustrated in masterly fashion by John Busby's lively drawings.; EPUB; Scientific, Technical and Medical > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Zoology: Ve, Bloomsbury Publishing<

2010, ISBN: 9781408138229

eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Auflage, The book's subtitle - A study of an ecological interaction - properly reflects the author's theme but may tend to hide the fact that the relationsh… More...

eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Auflage, The book's subtitle - A study of an ecological interaction - properly reflects the author's theme but may tend to hide the fact that the relationships between birds and berries can be much more than the simple, mutually advantageous systems ('eat my fruits, spread my seeds' ) they may seem at first to be. Therein lies the core of the book - the less obvious intricacies and impications of plant/bird associations, the coevolution of species in some cases and the adaptation of a species (bird or plant) to further its own advantage. To complicate the scene, too, there are the 'exploiters', the pulp-predators and seed-predators that feed at the plant's expense. In Part I of the book the authors provide accounts by species of the trees and shrubs they observed over many years in their study area of southern England; similarly, Part 2 records the bird species they watched feeding, or attempting to feed, or preventing other birds from feeding, on the fruits. Part 3 ranges widely and is not confined to Britain and Europe. It investigates the strategies and adaptations evolved and employed by plants to ensure their success, and their attempts at defence against the bird 'predators'. It looks at the birds themselves, their foraging techniques and fruit preferences, the limitations of a fruit diet and adaptations to it, the time and energy budgets of fruit-eaters and, finally, the intriguing question of coevolution of plants and birds. This thought-provoking text offers many insights not generally perceived by ornithologist or botanist and is illustrated in masterly fashion by John Busby's lively drawings. [PU: Bloomsbury Publishing], Seiten: 268, [ED: 1], Bloomsbury Publishing, 2010<

2010, ISBN: 9781408138229

T & AD Poyser, Kindle Ausgabe, Auflage: 1, 386 Seiten, Publiziert: 2010-11-30T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Umweltwissenschaft, Naturwissenschaft & Mathematik, Fach… More...

T & AD Poyser, Kindle Ausgabe, Auflage: 1, 386 Seiten, Publiziert: 2010-11-30T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Umweltwissenschaft, Naturwissenschaft & Mathematik, Fachbücher, Kategorien, Bücher, Tiere & Pflanzen, Umwelt & Ökologie, Naturwissenschaften & Technik, Zoologie, Biologie, Biowissenschaften, Wissenschaft & Natur, Fremdsprachige eBooks, Kindle eBooks, Kindle-Shop, Englische eBooks, Nach Sprache, Vogelbeobachtung, Outdoor, Umwelt & Natur, Fauna, Format: Kindle eBook, T & AD Poyser, 2010<

2010, ISBN: 9781408138229

T & AD Poyser, Kindle Edition, Auflage: 1, 386 Seiten, Publiziert: 2010-11-30T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Verkaufsrang: 2310140, Birds, Animal Sciences, Biologica… More...

T & AD Poyser, Kindle Edition, Auflage: 1, 386 Seiten, Publiziert: 2010-11-30T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Verkaufsrang: 2310140, Birds, Animal Sciences, Biological Sciences, Science, Nature & Maths, Subjects, Books, Wild Animals, Biology, Scientific, Technical & Medical, Fishing, Birdwatching & Other Outdoor Pursuits, Sports, Hobbies & Games, Zoology, Science & Maths, Kindle eBooks, Categories, Kindle Store, Fishing & Other Outdoor Pursuits, Format: Kindle eBook, T & AD Poyser, 2010<

ISBN: 9781408138229

Birds and Berries: ab 65.99 € eBooks > Fachthemen & Wissenschaft > Wissenschaften allgemein Bloomsbury UK eBook als epub, Bloomsbury UK