Animal Migration

Author : E. J. Milner-Gulland,John M. Fryxell,Anthony R. E. Sinclair
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191576621

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Animal Migration by E. J. Milner-Gulland,John M. Fryxell,Anthony R. E. Sinclair Pdf

Despite the wealth of natural historical research conducted on migration over decades, there is still a dearth of hypothesis-driven studies that fully integrate theory and empirical analyses to understand the causes and consequences of migration, and a taxonomic bias towards birds in much migration research. This book takes a comparative, integrated view of animal migration, linking evolution with ecology and management, theory with empirical research, and embracing all the major migratory taxa (including human pastoralists). The scope extends beyond the target organism to consider the ecosystem-level dynamics of migration. The emphasis is on exciting new research avenues that are now opening up, whether due to advances in our understanding of migration as a biological phenomenon or through the availability of a range of new technologies. Broad themes that emerge include integrating migration into the broad spectrum of movement behaviour, the need for a comparative and cross-taxonomic approach that considers migration at a range of temporal and spatial scales, and examination of the key roles of resource uncertainty and spatial heterogeneity in driving migratory behaviour. The book identifies the potential for new tools to revolutionise the study of migration, including satellite-tracking technology, genomics, and modelling - all of which are linked to increasing computing power. We are now on the verge of a breakthrough in migration research, which is crucial given the multiple threats that face the conservation of migration as a phenomenon, including climate change.

Author : Ben Hoare
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0520258231

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Animal Migration by Ben Hoare Pdf

This spectacular guide explores the mysteries of animal migration over land, in the oceans, and through the air. Lavishly illustrated with two hundred photographs and maps, Animal Migration highlights specific conservation issues while tracing the routes of some one hundred species of animal with examples on every continent. Ben Hoare explains how animals migrate, either as parts of mass migration or in individual journeys, and describes in fascinating detail their navigation, reproduction, and feeding strategies. He also brings to life migrations that stand out for their extraordinary challenges such as those that take animals unthinkable distances across hostile or barren territory. Designed for easy browsing or in-depth study, Animal Migration concludes with a supplementary catalog of migrants, adding the routes of an additional two hundred animals, and is an invaluable addition to any nature lover's library. Copub: Marshall Editions

Author : Keith A. Hobson,Leonard I. Wassenaar
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-13
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780128147245

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Tracking Animal Migration with Stable Isotopes by Keith A. Hobson,Leonard I. Wassenaar Pdf

Tracking Animal Migration with Stable Isotopes, Second Edition, provides a complete introduction to new and powerful isotopic tools and applications that track animal migration, reviewing where isotope tracers fit in the modern toolbox of tracking methods. The book provides background information on a broad range of migration scenarios in terrestrial and aquatic systems and summarizes the most cutting-edge developments in the field that are revolutionizing the way migrant individuals and populations are assigned to their true origins. It allows undergraduates, graduate students and non-specialist scientists to adopt and apply isotopes to migration research, and also serves as a useful reference for scientists. The new edition thoroughly updates the information available to the reader on current applications of this technique and provides new tools for the isotopic assignment of individuals to origins, including geostatistical multi-isotope approaches and the ways in which researchers can combine isotopes with routine data in a Bayesian framework to provide best estimates of animal origins. Four new chapters include contributions on applications to the movements of terrestrial mammals, with particular emphasis on how aspects of animal physiology can influence stable isotope values. Includes an animal physiology component that is an in-depth overview of the cautions and caveats related to this technique Covers marine and aquatic isoscapes and methods to track marine organisms for researchers trying to apply isotopic tracking to animals in these environments Features state-of-the-art statistical treatments for assignment and combining diverse datasets

Author : D. J. Aidley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1981-10-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521232740

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Animal Migration by D. J. Aidley Pdf

Author : David S. Wilcove
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-26
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781597263771

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No Way Home by David S. Wilcove Pdf

Animal migration is a magnificent sight: a mile-long blanket of cranes rising from a Nebraska river and filling the sky; hundreds of thousands of wildebeests marching across the Serengeti; a blaze of orange as millions of monarch butterflies spread their wings to take flight. Nature’s great migrations have captivated countless spectators, none more so than premier ecologist David S. Wilcove. In No Way Home, his awe is palpable—as are the growing threats to migratory animals. We may be witnessing a dying phenomenon among many species. Migration has always been arduous, but today’s travelers face unprecedented dangers. Skyscrapers and cell towers lure birds and bats to untimely deaths, fences and farms block herds of antelope, salmon are caught en route between ocean and river, breeding and wintering grounds are paved over or plowed, and global warming disrupts the synchronized schedules of predators and prey. The result is a dramatic decline in the number of migrants. Wilcove guides us on their treacherous journeys, describing the barriers to migration and exploring what compels animals to keep on trekking. He also brings to life the adventures of scientists who study migrants. Often as bold as their subjects, researchers speed wildly along deserted roads to track birds soaring overhead, explore glaciers in search of frozen locusts, and outfit dragonflies with transmitters weighing less than one one-hundredth of an ounce. Scientific discoveries and advanced technologies are helping us to understand migrations better, but alone, they won’t stop sea turtles and songbirds from going the way of the bison or passenger pigeon. What’s required is the commitment and cooperation of the far-flung countries migrants cross—long before extinction is a threat. As Wilcove writes, “protecting the abundance of migration is key to protecting the glory of migration.” No Way Home offers powerful inspiration to preserve those glorious journeys.

Author : Gretel H. Schueller,Sheila K. Schueller
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Animal migration
ISBN : 9781604131277

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Animal Migration by Gretel H. Schueller,Sheila K. Schueller Pdf

Migration is one of the most fascinating and dramatic of all animal behaviors. From insects and birds to reindeer and giant whales, many animals fly, swim, walk, and even hitchhike in search of better food, milder climate, or suitable mate. Some cross entire oceans; a few even circle the globe. These marathon journeys animals take are filled with great tests of physical strength and endurance - as well as danger and sometimes death. In ""Animal Migration"", learn why animals are compelled to migrate and the various patterns and cycles of their migrations.

Author : Robin Baker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1062 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Animal migration
ISBN : UOM:39076005804898

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The Evolutionary Ecology of Animal Migration by Robin Baker Pdf

Author : Mike Unwin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-25
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781526630575

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Migration by Mike Unwin Pdf

Animals of all shapes and sizes make epic journeys across our planet, through harsh weather, avoiding hungry predators, in their efforts to survive. Travel around the globe with some of the world's most incredible animals and discover their unique migration stories. Follow the emperor penguin through snow, ice and bitter temperatures; watch as the great white shark swims 10,000 km in search of seals; track huge herds of elephants, on their yearly hunt for water and be amazed at the millions of red crabs, migrating across Christmas Island. With stunning colour illustrations, uncover the astonishing migrations of 20 creatures, in this truly inspiring narrative. Written by Mike Unwin, a UK Travel Writer of the Year, and illustrated by Jenni Desmond, winner of the New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book, prepare yourself for a journey like no other. Follow the amazing migrations of these 20 creatures: Arctic tern, barn swallow, bar-headed goose, ruby-throated hummingbird, osprey, wandering albatross, whooping crane, emperor penguin, African elephant, blue wildebeest, caribou, straw-coloured fruit bat, humpback whale, green turtle, Southern pilchard, salmon, great white shark, monarch butterfly, globe skimmer dragonfly, Christmas Island red crab

Author : E.J. Milner-Gulland,John M. Fryxell,Anthony R.E. Sinclair
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-13
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780199568994

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Animal Migration by E.J. Milner-Gulland,John M. Fryxell,Anthony R.E. Sinclair Pdf

Migration is a fascinating phenomenon that can contribute to the fundamental structuring of ecosystems. This seminal volume synthesises insights from both mathematical modelling and empirical research in order to generate a unified understanding of the mechanisms underlying migration.

Author : Terri Raymond
Publisher : Home School Brew Press
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Animal Migration by Terri Raymond Pdf

If your child is struggling with social science, then this book is for you; the short book covers the topic and also contains 10 discussion questions, 10 activities, and 20 quiz style questions. This subject comes from the book “Fourth Grade Social Science (For Home School or Extra Practice)”; it more thoroughly covers more fourth grade topics to help your child get a better understanding of fourth grade math. If you purchased that book, or plan to purchase that book, do not purchase this, as the problems are the same.

Author : Brian Krumm
Publisher : Raintree
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-28
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781474718271

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Animal Migration by Brian Krumm Pdf

Discuss different types of migrating animals and they amazing routes they travel during migration.

Author : Ivan Maggini,Lucy Alice Hawkes,Arne Hegemann,Matthew Jason Noakes
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832502761

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Ecophysiological Adaptations Associated With Animal Migration by Ivan Maggini,Lucy Alice Hawkes,Arne Hegemann,Matthew Jason Noakes Pdf

Author : Gauthreaux
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080918334

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Animal Migration, Orientation and Navigation by Gauthreaux Pdf

Animal Migration, Orientation, and Navigation presents the various aspects of animal migration, including the evolution of migration, climatic and meteorological influences, and bioenergetics. This book discusses the physiological control, sensory systems, orientation and navigation, and biological clocks and phenology aspects of animal migration. Organized into five chapters, this book begins with an overview of the migration strategies of animals in the context of a space continuum. This text then explains the influence of short- and long-term climatic cycles on the spectrum of migratory patterns in nature. Other chapters consider the energetic requirements of different migration strategies and the energy stores of the migrants. This book discusses as well the physiological basis of animal migration, with emphasis on endocrinal findings on the timing and energetic aspects of different migration strategies. The final chapter deals with the mechanisms used in direction finding by migrating animals. This book is a valuable resource for biologists and ecologists.

Author : Henrietta Bancroft,Richard G. Van Gelder
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780063118133

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Animals in Winter by Henrietta Bancroft,Richard G. Van Gelder Pdf

Read and find out about how animals cope with winter in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. This is a clear and appealing book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. Introduce kids to basic science ideas as part of discussions about the seasons and animals. Have you ever seen a butterfly in the snow? Probably not. Butterflies can't survive cold weather, so when winter comes, many butterflies fly to warmer places. They migrate. Woodchucks don't like cold weather either, but they don't migrate; they hibernate. Woodchucks sleep in their dens all winter long. How do these and other animals handle the cold and snow of winter? Read and find out in the proven winner Animals in Winter! This is a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are: hands-on and visual acclaimed and trusted great for classrooms Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs: Entertain and educate at the same time Have appealing, child-centered topics Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists Meet national science education standards Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

Author : Therese M. Shea
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781680480108

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What Is Animal Migration? by Therese M. Shea Pdf

A V-shaped flock of geese flying overhead on a fall or winter’s day is a familiar sight to most of us. But, as this vibrant volume shows, there are numerous other animals that also migrate for various lengths of time and for various reasons. Colorful photographs allow readers to follow birds, zebras, whales, turtles, and more as they migrate to find food, shelter, breeding grounds, or more suitable climates. Readers will learn how air, land, and water migration differ, what landmarks and senses animals rely on to get them from place to place, and why migration is essential for survival.