Bibliograph

Where song began, Australia's birds and how they changed the world, Tim Low

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Where song began, Australia's birds and how they changed the world, Tim Low

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 362-377) and index

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Where song began

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

939994070

Responsibility statement

Tim Low

Sub title

Australia's birds and how they changed the world

Summary

Renowned for its gallery of unusual mammals, Australia is also a land of extraordinary birds. But unlike the mammals, the birds of Australia flew beyond the continent<U+2019>s boundaries and around the globe many millions of years ago. This eye-opening book tells the dynamic but little-known story of how Australia provided the world with songbirds and parrots, among other bird groups, why Australian birds wield surprising ecological power, how Australia became a major evolutionary center, and why scientific biases have hindered recognition of these discoveries

Table Of Contents

Preface to the Yale edition -- Introduction -- Food worth defending -- Forests that exude energy -- The first song -- New Guinea : Australia's northern province -- Land of parrots -- The last of the forest giants -- Australia as a centre of origin -- The forest makers -- Of grass and fire -- Life in a liquid landscape -- A continent compared -- People and birds

Target audience

adult

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Australia's birds and how they changed the world

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