Avian Orientation and Navigation

Hardcover in fine condition with very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has a small tear on the front cover with some wear.

Following a brief introduction to migratory achievements by birds, the main part of the book is devoted to the methodology and results of the experimental attempts to elucidate the mechanisms of orientation involved in bird navigation. In the final section, the hypotheses, theories, and concepts that have been advanced to explain the phenomena of migration and navigation are discussed and evaluated on the basis of experimental evidence.

The book is unique in its wide and objective coverage of the subject, and will be welcomed both as a reference source and as an introduction to the subject by researchers and students in zoology and animal behaviour as well as by ornithologists and conservationists.