Birds Of Two Worlds ─ The Ecology And Evolution Of Migration

This volume, which resulted from a March 2002 symposium hosted by the Smithsonian Institution, is the third in a series of publications, all derived from symposia, that present the latest research on the phenomenon of avian migration. (The earlier volumes are Migrant birds in the neotropics , 1980, and Ecology and conservation of neotropical migrant landbirds , 1992.) The present volume presents 33 chapters on the how and why of bird migration, with chapter topics that include the paleoecology and fossil history of migratory landbirds, molecular approaches to the evolution and ecology of migration, digestive physiology of migratory birds, stopover ecology of intercontinental migrants, fuel storage rates, and impact of winter food supply on migratory birds. The contributors like the book's intended audience are biologists and scientists from several fields worldwide. The editors are both affiliated with the Smithsonian. Annotation c2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Russell Greenberg is director of the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. Peter P. Marra is a research scientist with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.