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003			MEMOS
005			20240731094944.0
008			200714s2021 nyuab b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2020028997
020			_a9780393608908 _q(hardcover)
020			_a9781509841059
020			_z9780393608915 _q(epub)
040			_aMEMOS _beng _cDLC _erda _dMEMOS
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050	0	0	_aQL698.9 _b.W455 2021
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100	1		_aWeidensaul, Scott, _eauthor.
245	1	2	_aA world on the wing : _bthe global odyssey of migratory birds / _cScott Weidensaul.
250			_aFirst edition.
260			_aUK: _bPicador, _c[2021]
264			_a _b _c
300			_a385 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : _bcolor illustrations, maps ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"An exhilarating exploration of the science and wonder of global bird migration. In the past two decades, our understanding of bird migration-the navigational and physiological feats that enable birds to cross immense oceans or fly above the highest mountains, to go weeks without sleep, or remain in unbroken flight for months at a stretch-has exploded. Scientists have made astounding discoveries: certain species, such as thrushes, can avoid dehydration over long flights by "drinking" from their own muscles and organs, extending their flight range by almost thirty percent, or more than two thousand miles, and while we've known for decades that birds are somehow able to orient themselves using earth's magnetic field, a new leading theory is that they do so through a form of quantum entanglement. In A World on the Wing, author and researcher Scott Weidensaul shares these and other revelations to convey both the wonder of bird migration and its global sweep, taking the reader from the shores and mudflats of the Yellow Sea in China, to the remote mountains of northeastern India, and to the salt lakes in southern Cyprus in the Mediterranean. Weidensaul also introduces those trying to preserve global migratory patterns in the face of climate change and other rising challenges"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aBirds _xMigration.
650		0	_aMigratory birds.
650		0	_aFlyways.
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