Cornell university handbook of the birds of the world

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The reorganization of Chapter 7 (Avian Physiology) is particularly useful for gleaning information, and there is a nice discussion on frugivory, ecoimmunology, and exercise physiology. Chapter 5 is more technical and detailed than in the second edition, which some readers will find extremely helpful in understanding the dynamics of flight, though others may find it too detailed.

#CORNELL UNIVERSITY HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD UPDATE#

Chapter 3 (How Birds Evolve) discusses new interpretations of the origin of endemic songbirds on the Hawaiian archipelago, as well as an intriguing update on sexual selection in Barn Swallows ( Hirundo rustica) from research conducted in Israel. Chapter 2 (Avian Diversity and Classification), likely the most important one to update, was expanded appropriately to include new species that have been described (e.g., Cambodian Tailorbird ), updates on feather interpretations of theropod dinosaurs, and the most recently constructed avian phylogenies. The second edition's chapter on bird behavior has been divided into one chapter on food and foraging behavior and another on mating and social behavior, and its chapter on the ecology of birds is now two chapters, on the ecology of populations and the ecology of communities.Д®ach of the original chapters has been enhanced with findings from more recent literature. Similarly, the chapter on anatomy and physiology in the second edition has been split into individual chapters on anatomy and physiology.

For example, a single chapter in the second edition that discussed both flight and migration (Chapter 5) has been divided into Chapter 5 (Avian Flight) and Chapter 12 (Avian Migration and Dispersal). This reorganization enables the reader to find specific topics more readily. The four new chapters in the third edition arose from splitting some of the chapters from the second edition into two parts. For those of us in the 50+ age category, rest assured that the reduced illustrations and reduced font size are readable.

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For example, a figure that illustrated the stages of egg formation across an entire page in the second edition occupies less than half the space in the third and is accompanied by an additional figure plus three paragraphs of text and a table comparing the traditional and the Humphrey-Parkes systems of plumage nomenclature, which filled a page in the second edition, now occupies but only a quarter of a page. They did this by using a smaller font size, being more efficient with space, increasing the number of columns of text from one to two, and either reducing the size of some figures and tables or eliminating them. I was further impressed by how the editors expanded the text, figures, and photographs while also reducing the book's overall size by about one-half, making it both more transportable and more likely to be picked up and read.

I found myself staring at a figure longer than if it were just black and white (cell phone developers have used humans' sensory bias for color to their advantage). Likewise, the use of color makes the relationships and trends depicted in the figures more accessible-the data points and fitted lines or curves jump off the page. These subtle additions make challenging concepts (e.g., the pitch, yaw, and roll of avian flight) more accessible and comprehensible.

Moreover, lines and pointers have been added to several photos to direct the reader's attention to key features (e.g., location of a barbule) or to aid in visualizing a concept (e.g., aspect ratio). Many were selected because they demonstrate a key feature (e.g., mosquito vector) or concept (e.g., low vs. The remarkable photos-including many species that are seldom observed, let alone photographed-greatly improve the book's visual appeal.

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This is the first ornithology textbook to be printed in full color. The changes include printing in full color extensively expanding, reorganizing, and revising content increasing the number of chapters (from 11 to 15) and adding 13 new contributing authors, several from around the world-all while significantly reducing the book's size. 2004), which arguably was the best ornithology book ever compiled and written, yet the Cornell Lab of Ornithology has found a way to do so in its third edition. One might think it would be difficult to improve upon the second edition of the Handbook of Bird Biology ( Podulka et al.

Cornell university handbook of the birds of the world