Bibliograph

Flight paths, how a passionate and quirky group of pioneering scientists solved the mystery of bird migration, Rebecca Heisman

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Flight paths, how a passionate and quirky group of pioneering scientists solved the mystery of bird migration, Rebecca Heisman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-253) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Flight paths

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1330406281

Responsibility statement

Rebecca Heisman

Sub title

how a passionate and quirky group of pioneering scientists solved the mystery of bird migration

Summary

"Flight Paths is the never-before-told story of how a group of migration-obsessed scientists in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries engaged nearly every branch of science to understand bird migration--from where and when they take off to their flightpaths and behaviors, their destinations and the challenges they encounter getting there."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Where do the birds go? -- A bird in the hand -- Looking and listening -- Chasing angels -- Follow that beep -- Higher, further, faster -- Navigating by the sun -- You are where you eat -- The feather library -- Vox populi -- Conclusion: Sky full of hope

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How a passionate and quirky group of pioneering scientists solved the mystery of bird migration

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