Flight paths : how a passionate and quirky group of pioneering scientists solved the mystery of bird migration / Rebecca Heisman.
"Flight Paths is the never-before-told story of how a group of migration-obsessed scientists in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries engaged nearly every branch of science to understand bird migration--from where and when they take off to their flightpaths and behaviors, their destinations and the challenges they encounter getting there"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 0063161141
- ISBN: 9780063161146
- Physical Description: 267 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of unnumbered plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Where do the birds go? -- A bird in the hand -- Looking and listening -- Chasing angels -- Follow that beep -- Higher, further, faster -- Navigating by the sun -- You are where you eat -- The feather library -- Vox populi -- Conclusion: Sky full of hope. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Bird watching. Birds > Migration > Research. Flyways > Research. Migratory birds > Research. |
| Genre: | Informational works. |
Available copies
- 16 of 16 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 16 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars Hill Library | 598.156 HEI (Text) | 30229101362605 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
