{"product_id":"ten-thousand-birds-tim-birkhead-9780691151977","title":"Ten Thousand Birds: Ornithology Since Darwin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautifully illustrated history of modern ornithology\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTen Thousand Birds\u003c\/i\u003e provides 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTen Thousand Birds\u003c\/i\u003e brings this history vividly to life through the work and achievements of those who advanced the field. Drawing on a wealth of archival material and in-depth interviews, this fascinating book reveals how research on birds has contributed more to our understanding of animal biology than the study of just about any other group of organisms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Birkhead, Jo Wimpenny, Bob Montgomerie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691151970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691151977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.37h x 8.30w x 1.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e PROSE - Honorable Mention\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/28\/2014 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2014 pg. 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2014 pg. 286","brand":"Tim Birkhead","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44046995423487,"sku":"9780691151977","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b48a7e62-91b9-471e-ac61-e02bb282620c.jpg?v=1684987682","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ten-thousand-birds-tim-birkhead-9780691151977","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}