Ten Thousand Birds: Ornithology Since Darwin Hardcover - 2014
by Tim Birkhead; Jo Wimpenny; Bob Montgomerie
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"A first-class review not only of the recent history of ornithology but also of the key players involved. No other book of this type comes anywhere near this one in its breadth of coverage and depth of scholarship. Ten Thousand Birds is in a class by itself, and an outstanding read."--Ian Newton, author of The Migration Ecology of Birds
"This book fills an important and neglected niche. The mix of science, history, personality, and human interest is unique and one that people will find highly appealing. I found the prose not only engaging but downright riveting."--Walt Koenig, coeditor of Ecology and Evolution of Cooperative Breeding in Birds
"This is a hugely impressive book that synthesizes an enormous amount of information in a very accessible and engaging way, and makes an original contribution not only to the history of modern ornithology but also to the general history of biological science since Darwin. It will be an invaluable reference for general readers and students, and offers specialists a paradigmatic case study of the scientific method in action."--Jeremy Mynott, author of Birdscapes: Birds in Our Imagination and Experience
"This brilliant, wide-ranging book examines the debates, mistakes, and major conceptual breakthroughs that advanced our knowledge of avian biology. It documents how science proceeds, and skillfully humanizes it. Ten Thousand Birds is not only the best modern treatise on the history of ornithology. It is also a powerful summary of the remarkable biology of birds and what we still don't know. This book is not just for ornithologists or serious birders."--Frank Gill, author of Ornithology
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- Title Ten Thousand Birds: Ornithology Since Darwin
- Author Tim Birkhead; Jo Wimpenny; Bob Montgomerie
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Printing
- Pages 544
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ & Oxford
- Date 2014-02
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780691151977 / 0691151970
- Weight 4.19 lbs (1.90 kg)
- Dimensions 10.37 x 8.3 x 1.57 in (26.34 x 21.08 x 3.99 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Evolution (Biology), Birds
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013939390
- Dewey Decimal Code 598
Media reviews
Citations
- Choice, 10/01/2014, Page 286
- Chronicle of Higher Education, 02/28/2014, Page 17
- Library Journal, 05/15/2014, Page 102
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