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Kaplan, Gisela T

their habits and skills

Gisela Kaplan & Lesley J. Rogers.

Allen & Unwin

2001

xi, 252 p., ill. (some col.) 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-234) and index. , Machine generated contents note: PART I DIVERSITY -- 1 Special features of birds -- 2 The evolution of birds -- PART II THE LIFE CYCLE -- 3 Choosing a mate -- 4 Reproduction -- 5 Development -- PART III THE SENSES -- 6 Vision -- 7 Hearing, smell, taste and touch -- PART IV THE MINDS OF BIRDS -- 8 How birds communicate -- 9 Learning -- 10 Are birds intelligent? -- PART V BIRDS AND HUMANS -- 11 Domestication -- 12 Birds, humans and conservation

Rogers, Lesley J

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