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598.825 --- 591.551 --- 591.478.7 --- Ploceidae. Sparrows. Tree-sparrow. House-sparrow (English sparrow). Rock-sparrow etc. (Cf.{598.842}). Weaver-birds. Widowbirds --- Relation between the sexes. Pairing (cohabitation) of sexes. Devices for location and recognition of the sexes by each other. Rut. Fighting among males, sparring. Courtship rituals --- Feathers. Plumage --- Theses --- 591.478.7 Feathers. Plumage --- 591.551 Relation between the sexes. Pairing (cohabitation) of sexes. Devices for location and recognition of the sexes by each other. Rut. Fighting among males, sparring. Courtship rituals --- 598.825 Ploceidae. Sparrows. Tree-sparrow. House-sparrow (English sparrow). Rock-sparrow etc. (Cf.{598.842}). Weaver-birds. Widowbirds

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Feathers are one of the most unique characteristics of modern birds and represent the most complex and colourful type of skin derivate within vertebrates, while also fulfilling various biological roles, including flight, thermal insulation, display, and sensory function. For years it was generally assumed that the origin of flight was the main driving force for the evolution of feathers. However, various discoveries of dinosaur species with filamentous body coverings, made over the past 20 years, have fundamentally challenged this idea and produced new evolutionary scenarios for the origin of feathers. This book is devoted to the origin and evolution of feathers, and highlights the impact of palaeontology on this research field by reviewing a number of spectacular fossil discoveries that document the increasing morphological complexity along the evolutionary path to modern birds. Also featuring chapters on fossil feather colours, feather development and its genetic control, the book offers a timely and comprehensive overview of this popular research topic. .

Evolutionary biology. --- Paleontology . --- Animal anatomy. --- Vertebrates. --- Animal ecology. --- Animal physiology. --- Evolutionary Biology. --- Paleontology. --- Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology. --- Animal Ecology. --- Animal Physiology. --- Feathers. --- Animal physiology --- Animals --- Biology --- Anatomy --- Zoology --- Ecology --- Vertebrata --- Chordata --- Animal anatomy --- Physiology --- Fossilogy --- Fossilology --- Palaeontology --- Paleontology, Zoological --- Paleozoology --- Historical geology --- Fossils --- Prehistoric animals in motion pictures --- Animal evolution --- Biological evolution --- Darwinism --- Evolutionary biology --- Evolutionary science --- Origin of species --- Evolution --- Biological fitness --- Homoplasy --- Natural selection --- Phylogeny --- Down (Feathers) --- Plumage --- Plumes (Feathers) --- Birds --- Body covering (Anatomy)

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Birds are the most consistently inventive builders, and their nests set the bar for functional design in nature. Avian Architecture describes how birds design, engineer, and build their nests, deconstructing all types of nests found around the world using architectural blueprints and detailed descriptions of the construction processes and engineering techniques birds use. This spectacularly illustrated book features 300 full-color images and more than 35 case studies that profile key species worldwide. Each chapter covers a different type of nest, from tunnel nests and mound nests to floating nests, hanging nests, woven nests, and even multiple-nest avian cities. Other kinds of avian construction--such as bowers and harvest wells--are also featured. Avian Architecture includes intricate step-by-step sequences, visual spreads on nest-building materials and methods, and insightful commentary by a leading expert. Illustrates how birds around the world design, engineer, and build their nests Features architectural blueprints, step-by-step sequences, visual spreads on nest-building materials and methods, and expert commentary Includes 300 full-color images Covers more than 100 bird species worldwide

Birds. --- Birds - Behavior. --- Birds -- Behavior. --- Birds - Nests. --- Birds -- Nests -- Pictorial works. --- Birds -- Nests. --- Nest building. --- Birds --- Nest building --- Zoology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Vertebrates --- Nests --- Behavior --- Acorn woodpecker. --- American flamingo. --- American robin. --- Arctic tern. --- Baltimore oriole. --- Barn swallow. --- Bee-eater. --- Bird nest. --- Bird. --- Black wheatear. --- Bowerbird. --- Breeding pair. --- Brood (honey bee). --- Burrowing owl. --- Carrion crow. --- Case study. --- Columbidae. --- Common chaffinch. --- Common eider. --- Common tailorbird. --- Common wood pigeon. --- Corvidae. --- Courtship. --- Cowbird. --- Edible bird's nest. --- Edible-nest swiftlet. --- Editing. --- Egg as food. --- Eurasian bittern. --- European bee-eater. --- European robin. --- Ficus. --- Firewood. --- Fledge. --- Flight feather. --- Food storage. --- Galliformes. --- Goose. --- Grackle. --- Granary. --- Great tit. --- Hamerkop. --- Hanging (meat). --- Honeyeater. --- Hornbill. --- Horned coot. --- House sparrow. --- Hummingbird. --- Icterid. --- Illustration. --- Infestation. --- Insect. --- Killdeer. --- Leaf warbler. --- Lyrebird. --- Magpie goose. --- Magpie-lark. --- Malleefowl. --- Mammal. --- Mangrove. --- Mating. --- Megapode. --- Monk parakeet. --- Nest box. --- Nest. --- Old World warbler. --- Opuntia. --- Oropendola. --- Ovenbird (family). --- Parakeet. --- Parasitism. --- Passerine. --- Plumage. --- Precocial. --- Predation. --- Rainforest. --- Ruby-throated hummingbird. --- Sapsucker. --- Satin bowerbird. --- Shrub. --- Song thrush. --- Songbird. --- Sparrow. --- Spider silk. --- Spider web. --- Stork. --- Swiftlet. --- Tailorbird. --- Tit (bird). --- Tooth-billed bowerbird. --- Trogon. --- Vegetation. --- Vogelkop bowerbird. --- Wader. --- Warbler. --- Western rock nuthatch. --- White stork. --- Winter wren. --- Wood warbler. --- Woodpecker. --- Building, Nest --- Building nests --- Construction, Nest --- Nest construction --- Nesting (Animal behavior) --- Nesting behavior --- Nidification --- Animal behavior --- Aves --- Avian fauna --- Avifauna --- Wild birds --- Amniotes --- Ornithology --- Construction --- Eggs and nests --- Nests. --- Behavior.

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A marvelously illustrated reference to the natural wonders of one of the most spectacular places on earthSeparated from Africa’s mainland for tens of millions of years, Madagascar has evolved a breathtaking wealth of biodiversity, becoming home to thousands of species found nowhere else on the planet. The New Natural History of Madagascar provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date synthesis available of this island nation’s priceless biological treasures. Now fully revised and expanded, this beautifully illustrated compendium features contributions by more than 600 globally renowned experts who cover the history of scientific exploration in Madagascar, as well as the island’s geology and soils, climate, forest ecology, human ecology, marine and coastal ecosystems, plants, invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. This invaluable two-volume reference also includes detailed discussions of conservation efforts in Madagascar that showcase several successful protected area programs that can serve as models for threatened ecosystems throughout the world.Provides the most comprehensive overview of Madagascar’s rich natural historyCoedited by 18 different specialistsFeatures hundreds of new contributions by world-class expertsIncludes hundreds of new illustrationsCovers a broad array of topics, from geology and climate to animals, plants, and marine lifeSheds light on newly discovered species and draws on the latest scienceAn essential resource for anyone interested in Madagascar or tropical ecosystems in general, from biologists and conservationists to ecotourists and armchair naturalists

Natural history --- Biodiversity --- Biodiversity conservation --- Acrantophis madagascariensis. --- Adansonia madagascariensis. --- Amphibian. --- Antananarivo. --- Biodiversity. --- Biogeography. --- Bird conservation. --- BirdLife International. --- Boophis madagascariensis. --- Borassus madagascariensis. --- Buddleja madagascariensis. --- Canopy (biology). --- Carnivora. --- Caruncle (bird anatomy). --- Cathariostachys madagascariensis. --- Chalarodon madagascariensis. --- Climate change. --- Comoros. --- Coral reef. --- Cryptostegia madagascariensis. --- Culture of Madagascar. --- Deforestation. --- Dry season. --- Dugong. --- Ecoregion. --- Ecosystem services. --- Ecosystem. --- Endemism. --- Entomology. --- Ex situ conservation. --- Fabaceae. --- Fauna of Madagascar. --- Fauna of New Guinea. --- Fauna. --- Female. --- Field Museum of Natural History. --- Fishery. --- Flora of Madagascar. --- Genus. --- Grassland. --- Green sea turtle. --- Habitat destruction. --- Habitat. --- Herbarium. --- Heterixalus madagascariensis. --- Host (biology). --- IUCN Red List. --- Indian Ocean. --- Inflorescence. --- Insect. --- Invertebrate. --- Journal of Natural History. --- Larva. --- Leioheterodon madagascariensis. --- Lemur. --- Lemuridae. --- Lemuriformes. --- Lepidoptera. --- Madagascar Biodiversity Center. --- Madagascar buzzard. --- Madagascar day gecko. --- Madagascar. --- Malagasy people. --- Mammal. --- Mangrove. --- Marine conservation. --- Marine mammal. --- National Zoological Park (United States). --- Natural history. --- Nesomyinae. --- New Island. --- Ovary (botany). --- Pantanodon madagascariensis. --- Petal. --- Phelsuma madagascariensis. --- Plumage. --- Predation. --- Ranomafana National Park. --- Reptilia (zoo). --- Rodent. --- Sanzinia madagascariensis. --- Sapotaceae. --- Sauvagella madagascariensis. --- Seagrass. --- Shrub. --- South America. --- Species diversity. --- Subgenus. --- Taxon. --- Tenrec. --- Testudo (genus). --- Thermoregulation. --- Typhleotris madagascariensis. --- Vangueria madagascariensis. --- Vegetation. --- Vertebrate. --- Wetland. --- Wildlife of Madagascar. --- Zoogeography. --- Zoonosis.