Bird migration

• Update of the only concise book available at this level.
• Both tells what birds do and describes the science behind understanding it.
• Clearly written so as to be accessible to both experts and amateurs.

Readership: Birdwatchers, ornithologists, ecologists, conservationists; advanced students in animal behaviour and ecology

Peter Berthold, Max-Planck Institute for Ornithology, Germany

"The whole book is an excellent review of recent scientific research." - Glasgow Naturalist

Introduction
Evolution, genetic basis, and extent of bird migration
History of bird migration studies
Current methods of studying bird migration
The phenomena of bird migration
Physiological bases and control of bird migration
Orientation mechanisms
Synopsis: course and control of migration of a typical long-distance migrant passerine
Threats and the conservation and future of migrants
Evolutionary aspects of bird migration in the future
The significance of bird migration for human society
Outlook