Description
Book SynopsisA brand-new, completely revised second edition of Jenni and Winkler''s classic guide, updated and improved for the next generation of ringers and professional ornithologists.
Lukas Jenni and Raffael Winkler have studied moult across a wide range of bird species for decades, and in this book bring their observations together to produce a valuable reference for both professional ornithologists and bird ringers. This second edition has been completely updated and revised, with 16 new species accounts added, bringing the total covered to 74.
The first part of the book provides an up-to-date summary of the moult strategies and moult sequences of European passerines, and discusses the ecological consequences of moult. Throughout the book, the authors draw on the enormous amount of data on moult that they have collected over 40 years of study and which, combined with data from the literature, allow them to present a thorough synthesis of the subject.
The second
Table of Contents
Preface Part I Chapter One - The function and consequences of moult Chapter Two - Terminology and methods in moult research Chapter Three - The moult of adults Chapter Four - The moult during the first year of life Part II Chapter Five - Ageing European passerines Chapter Six - Species accounts Appendix: The use of skull pneumatization for ageing References Scientific names with their English, German, French, Italian and Spanish translations Index Quick reference key
