Video Surveillance of Nesting Birds: Volume 43 Contributor(s): Ribic, Christine Ann (Editor), Thompson, Frank Richard (Editor), Pietz, Pamela Jo (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0520273133 ISBN-13: 9780520273139 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $84.15 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Nature | Birdwatching Guides - Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - Ornithology - Nature | Ecology |
Dewey: 598.072 |
LCCN: 2011044824 |
Series: Studies in Avian Biology |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 7" W x 10" (1.65 lbs) 240 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Declining bird populations, especially those that breed in North American grasslands, have stimulated extensive research on factors that affect nest failure and reduced reproductive success. Until now, this research has been hampered by the difficulties inherent in observing nest activities. Video Surveillance of Nesting Birds highlights the use of miniature video cameras and recording equipment yielding new important and some unanticipated insights into breeding bird biology, including previously undocumented observations of hatching, incubation, fledging, diurnal and nocturnal activity patterns, predator identification, predator-prey interactions, and cause-specific rates of nest loss. This seminal contribution to bird reproductive biology uses tools capable of generating astonishing results with the potential for fresh insights into bird conservation, management, and theory. |