The cuckoos

Payne, Robert B.; Sorenson, Michael D

The cuckoos

2005

Payne, Robert B. | Sorenson, Michael D (Michael Douglas)

"In The Cuckoos, Robert B. Payne presents a new evolutionary history of the cuckoo family based on molecular genetics, and uses the family tree to explore the origins and diversity of their behaviour. He traces details of the cuckoos' biology to their original sources, includes descriptions of previously unpublished field observations, and reveals new comparisons of songs showing previously overlooked cuckoo species. Illustrated with specially commissioned colour plates and numerous maps, halftones, and line drawings, The Cuckoos provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date account of this family available."--Jacket.

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Bird families of the world

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Pagination

xxii, 618 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Language

English

Format

print, unmediated, volume

Note

Robert B. Payne ; with a molecular genetic analysis of cuckoo phylogeny by Michael D. Sorenson and Robert B. Payne ; color plates by Karen Klitz ; black and white illustrations by John Megahan.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 526-606) and index.

ISBN

0198502133, 9780198502135

Type

Interactive Resource; Text; Monograph; Book; Bibliography; Book; Monograph

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Modification date: 2025-07-20

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The cuckoos

2005

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