TY - BOOK AU - Birkhead,Tim AU - Wimpenny,Jo AU - Montgomerie,Robert D. AU - TI - Ten Thousand Birds: Ornithology since Darwin SN - 9781400848836 AV - QL684 .T468 2014 PY - 2014/// CY - Princeton PB - Princeton University Press KW - Darwin, Charles, KW - Ornithology KW - History KW - 19th century KW - 20th century KW - 21st century KW - Ornithologists KW - Birds KW - Evolution (Biology) KW - Biology KW - Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) KW - Natural Sciences KW - Nature KW - Birdwatching Guides KW - Animals KW - Science KW - Life Sciences KW - Zoology KW - Natural History KW - Tiere (Zoologie) KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Yesterday's birds --; The origin and diversification of species --; Birds on the tree of life --; Ebb and flow --; Ecological adaptations for breeding --; Form and function --; The study of instinct --; Behavior as adaptation --; Selection in relation to sex --; Population studies of birds --; Tomorrow's birds --; Afterword --; Appendix 1. Some histories of ornithology --; Appendix 2. Five hundred ornithologists; 2; b N2 - A thoroughly engaging and authoritative history of modern ornithology, tracing how the study of birds has been shaped by a succession of visionary and often-controversial personalities, and by the unique social and scientific contexts in which these extraordinary individuals worked. This beautifully illustrated book opens in the middle of the nineteenth century when ornithology was a museum-based discipline focused almost exclusively on the anatomy, taxonomy, and classification of dead birds. It describes how in the early 1900s pioneering individuals such as Erwin Stresemann, Ernst Mayr, and Julian Huxley recognized the importance of studying live birds in the field, and how this shift thrust ornithology into the mainstream of the biological sciences. The book tells the stories of eccentrics like Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen, a pathological liar who stole specimens from museums and quite likely murdered his wife, and describes the breathtaking insights and discoveries of ambitious and influential figures such as David Lack, Niko Tinbergen, Robert MacArthur, and others who through their studies of birds transformed entire fields of biology UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=659540&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -