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Description: |
xiii, 384 pages illustrations (some color) 26 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-285). |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: The sources of the migrants. The migrant species and their ranges ; The fluctuating ecology of the source areas ; The circumstances of the migrants' journeys ; the numbers of birds involved -- Africa as a reception area. Topography and climate ; Vegetation and water habitats ; The availability of food ; The avian environments -- The species. Introduction ; Warblers ; Other passerines ; Non-passerines ; Raptorial birds ; Water birds -- General topics. The maintenance needs of the migrants in Africa ; Recurrence in winter quarters and itinerancy. |
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Additional Physical Forms: |
Online version: Moreau, Reginald Ernest, 1897-1970. Palaearctic-African bird migration systems. London, New York, Academic Press, 1972 (OCoLC)707605355 |