Book review: Principles of animal locomotion


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Title

Book review: Principles of animal locomotion

Author

Anders Hedenström

Language

Swedish

Magazine

Ornis Svecica, vol. 13, no. 2-3, 2003

Page

99 - 100

Contents

Review of ''Principles of animal locomotion'', by R. McNeill Alexander, 2003.

Contents of this issue:

	Why is the Water Rail [Rallus aquaticus] a very scarce breeder north of 61° N?
	Stopover of Northern Wheatears [Oenanthe oenanthe] at Helgoland: where do the migratory routes of Scandinavian and Nearctic birds join and split?
	Variation in bill colour among Greylag Geese [Anser anser] breeding in south-west Scania
	Number of gulls and corvids on a refuse dump
	Factors affecting different spatial distribution of wintering Tufted Duck [Aythya fuligula] and Goldeneye [Bucephala clangula] in the western part of the Gulf of Gdansk (Poland)
	Foraging and diving patterns of the Great Crested Grebe [Podiceps cristatus] in a fishpond
	Short communication: Redstarts [Phoenicurus phoenicurus] mimicking the song of the Scarlet Rosefinch [Carpodacus erythrinus]
	Short communication: Common Gull [Larus canus] kills Greenshank chick [Tringa nebularia]
	Short communication: Blue Tits [Parus caeruleus] breeding in House Martin [Delichon urbica] nest
-	Book review: Nature in northern Europe - biodiversity in a changing environment
-	Book review: Principles of animal locomotion
-	Book review: A red bird in a brown bag - the function and evolution of colorful plumage in the House Finch
-	Book review: Avian landscape ecology - pure and applied issues in the large-scale ecology of birds
-	Book review: Effects of habitat fragmentation on birds in western landscapes - contrasts with paradigms from the eastern United States
-	Book review: Population cycles - the case for trophic interactions
	New dissertation: Habitat selection, nest predation and conservation biology in a Black-tailed Godwit [Limosa limosa] population