01302nam a22002177i 4500008004100000020002100041040000800062082001500070100002100085245009100106260008700197300004700284336003000331337003000361338003000391500002200421520059200443650001201035700001901047700001801066230508b1985 |||ado|| |||| 001 0 eng d a0412009218qpbk. aGCL a598.2bPHI1 aPhillips, J. G. 1 aPhysiological strategies in avian biology /cJ. G. Phillips, P. J. Butler, P. J. Sharp aNew York :bBlackie ; Distributed in the USA by Chapman and Hall, Glasgow, c1985. avi, 218 pages :b illustrations ; c22 cm. atext 2rdacontent btxt  aunmediated bn 2rdamedia avolume bnc2 rdacarrier  aincludes index.  a"Birds are adapted in many ways to their lifestyles and environments: for flight, migration, thermoregulation, osmoregulation, reproduction, resource utilization and (in some species) by domestication. Each of these broad areas has its own chapter in this excellent book. Birdwatchers ought to have at least one avian biology book on their shelf, and this highlyreadable one is recommended to those who cannot afford the larger, more expensive works that are available." (Robert Hudson, Nick Riddiford, Angus Hogg & Peter Lack. Reviews. Bird Study, Volume 34, Issue 2, 1987. Free access. aZoology1 aButler, P. J. 1 aSharp, P. J.