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Migration of Birds by Frederick C. Lincoln is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Migration of Birds about?

Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-98) and index Mystery of migration -- Advantages of migration -- Origin of migration: Northern ancestral home theory. Southern ancestral home theory. Theory of photoperiodism. Theory of continental drift -- When birds migrate: Movements of species and groups. Nocturnal and diurnal migration -- How birds migrate: Speed of flight and speed of migration. Altitude at which birds travel. Orientation. Segregation during migration -- Where birds migrate: Short and undetermined migrations. Variable migrations within species. Fall flights not far south of breeding ranges. Long-distance migrations -- Routes of migration: Wide and narrow migration lanes. The flyways. Atlantic oceanic route. Atlantic coast route and tributaries. Mackenzie Valley-Great Lakes-Mississippi Valley route and tributaries. Great Plains-Rocky Mountain routes. Pacific coast route. Pacific oceanic route. Arctic routes -- Evolution of migration routes -- Vertical migration -- Vagrant migration -- Perils of migration: Storms. Aerial obstructions. Exhaustion -- Influence of the weather on migration -- Problems of migration: Banding studies. Movements of residents. Migration of the

Author

Frederick C. Lincoln

Publisher

U.S. Govt. Print. Off.

Published

1950

Language

EN

Subjects

Agriculture, Science, Stem