The Canary: Natural History, Science and Cultural Significance
- Publisher : Academic Press
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The Canary: Natural History, Science and Cultural Significance covers the ecology, evolution and conservation of the canary and related species, along with the history and cultural significance of the domestic canary worldwide and various scientific disciplines in which canaries have played a key role as a model species. The book synthesizes the multiple ways in which the canary and its relatives have been, and continue to be, an important scientific model in diverse areas and have influenced human culture. Each chapter is written by international experts in areas such as biogeography, animal behavior, evolutionary ecology, conservation, neurobiology, genetics, or ethnology.
In covering this eclectic array of topics, while always focusing on the canary and its close relatives, this book uses the immense appeal of the canary as a vehicle to present notions of ecology, evolution, biodiversity conservation, and so on, to a wide audience.
* Details all aspects of Crithagra and Serinus canaries as well as relatives like crossbills
* Structured to begin with more accessible topics like natural history, domestication, and conservation
* Closes with discussions of more specialized topics like evolution, neurobiology, behavior and genomics
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