Table of Contents

Preface List of figures Part I Diversity 1 Special features of birds 2 The evolution of birds Part II The life cycle 3 Choosing a mate 4 Reproduction 5 Development Part III The senses 6 Vision 7 Hearing, smell, taste and touch Part IV The minds of birds 8 How birds communicate 9 Learning 10 Are birds intelligent? Part V Birds and humans 11 Domestication 12 Birds, humans and conservation Notes Select bibliography Illustration sources Scientific names of birds Index

About the Author

Gisela Kaplan and Lesley Rogers are both professors at the University of New England, NSW.