CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses, Second Edition

Published:
December 05, 2007 by CRC Press - 672 Pages
Author(s):
John B. Dunning, Jr., Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

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ISBN 9781420064445
Cat# 64444
 

Features

  • Contains data for over 8700 species, including 2400 new species and improved samples for many of the species that were in the first edition
  • Provides better coverage of portions of the world previously difficult to represent due to a lack of data
  • Presents separate means for males and females for sexually dimorphic species
  • Includes data, where possible, for geographically variable species

    • Summary

    See what’s new in the Second Edition:

    ·         Number of species included is increased from 6300 to over 8700, about 85% of the world’s birds

    ·         Better data for many of the species included in the first edition — an exhaustive compilation of new data published from 1992 through 2007

    ·         More comprehensive coverage of Latin America, Japan, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and more coverage of research published in non-English language journals

    In 1992 the CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses broke new ground by providing a compilation of body masses for 6300 species, about two-thirds of the world’s species. The handbook instantly became the gold standard, cited in hundreds of scientific studies and a prominent fixture on the shelves of many ornithologists. Keeping the format that made the first edition so popular, the second edition features dramatic changes both in species coverage and the data quality.

    The new edition compiles the results of new samples that have been published for many of the birds included in the first edition, and data found for about 2400 new species, increasing the coverage to over 8700 species, about 85% of the world’s birds. The order of species and families has been revised in the text to fit with the latest publications in avian taxonomy and systematics. The second edition includes an accompanying CD-ROM with a searchable electronic database.

    Table of Contents

    Body Masses of Birds of the World
    Body Masses and Composition of Migrant Birds in the Eastern United States
    Literature Cited Index

    Editorial Reviews

    "… contains a vastly increased dataset. Not only does it include more than 2400 additional species, but many of the data for species that were included in the first edition have also been updated, increased or improved in some other way. … a mine of information for many research workers. It now includes data on some 88% of the world’s species – a fantastic achievement both by the author and by ornithologists in general."

    —Christopher Perrins, in The International Journal of Avian Science (2010)

    Praise for the First Edition:

    “This is a truly valuable book that should be on most ornithologists’ shelves.”
    — Christopher Perrins, Oxford University
    “Barny Dunning has done a remarkable service for avian biologists in pulling together so much published and unpublished data on bird weights. Besides providing an easily accessible source to such a mass of data, the book serves to stimulate plenty of further research to fill in missing species, bolster sample sizes, and seek comparative data among populations, races, and geographic areas, as well as variation with season.”
    — Martin K. McNicholl, North American Bird Bander

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