Birds Of The Great Basin-Natural History: A Natural History (Max C. Fleischmann Series in Great Basin Natural History) - Softcover

Ryser, Fred A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 087417080X ISBN 13: 9780874170801

Publisher: University of Nevada Press, 1985

Synopsis

This book is the most comprehensive ever published on the diverse bird life of the Great Basin. In a concise and readable style, Fred Ryser discusses the history, physiology, behavior, ecology, and distribution of nearly four hundred species, including information on navigation, flight, territorial behavior, courtship, nesting, hunting, and migration. Introductory chapters examine how birds survive the extremes of the basin environment, how they maintain heat and water balance, and other important topics in avian biology. Birds of the Great Basin is a standard reference work in American ornithology and an important acquisition for anyone interested in western birds.

About this title

Synopsis:

Birds have always been of keen interest to man, since their beauty, song and fascinating behaviour are conspicuously displayed and can be viewed and heard by even the most casual observer. This book, the result of over thirty years of research, is the most comprehensive ever published on the diverse bird life of the Great Basin. In a concise and readable style, Fred Ryser discusses the life histories, physiology, behaviour, ecology and distribution of nearly four hundred species, including information on navigation, flight, territorial behaviour, courtship, nesting, hunting, and the mystery and high pageantry of the great migrations that pass through the Great Basin each year. The book is illustrated with beautiful drawings, maps, charts, and more than sixty colour plates. Destined to become a standard reference work in American ornithology, "Birds of the Great Basin" is an important acquisition for anyone interested in western birds. "Fred A Ryser has studied the birds and mammals of the Great Basin region for over three decades. A faculty member in the Biology Department at the University of Nevada, Ren,o for thirty-two years, he is also the curator of the UNR Museum of Biology.

Dr Ryser is currently at work on books covering the natural history of Lake Tahoe and the mammals of the Great Basin.".

About the Author:

Fred A. Ryser (1920\-2011) was a leading scholar of birds and mammals of the Great Basin. A faculty member at the University of Nevada, Reno, for thirty-two years, he was awarded emeritus status upon his retirement in 1982 and inducted into the University of Nevada, Reno, Honor Court.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 087417080X
• ISBN 13: 9780874170801
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 604