1. Introduction - blueprint of a bird (Bauplan/body plan) -- 2. General physiological principles -- 3. Physiological bases of fecundity/longevity tradeoffs -- 4. Adaptations: obtaining and processing food -- 5. Adaptations: living in specific environments -- 6. Adaptations: neural and sensory -- 7. Adaptations: developmental physiology -- 8. Approaches and techniques -- 9. Conclusions and future directions
Summary
"Birds have colonized almost every terrestrial habitat on the planet- from the poles to the tropics, and from deserts to high mountain tops. Ecological and Environmental Physiology of Birds focuses on our current understanding of the unique physiological characteristics of birds that are of particular interest to ornithologists, but also have a wider biological relevance."--Back cover
