Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Figures xv
4. Tables xvii
5. Preface xix
6. Acknowledgments xxiii
7. Part One
8. Introduction 1
9. CHAPTER ONE A Brief History 9
10. CHAPTER TWO Structure and Properties of DNA 19
11. CHAPTER THREE Gene Structure and Function 31
12. CHAPTER FOUR Genetic Regulation 40
13. CHAPTER FIVE DNA Reassociation and Thermal Stability 48
14. CHAPTER SIX The Sequence Organization of the Genome 74
15. CHAPTER SEVEN The Families of Repeated DNA 90
16. CHAPTER EIGHT Homology 104
17. CHAPTER NINE Comparative DNA-DNA Studies 114
18. CHAPTER TEN Materials and Methods 120
19. CHAPTER ELEVEN Data Analysis 136
20. CHAPTER TWELVE Tempo of Evolution 165
21. CHAPTER THIRTEEN Demographic Factors and Rates of DNA Evolution 175
22. CHAPTER FOURTEEN A Chronological Survey of the Classification of Birds 184
23. CHAPTER FIFTEEN Principles and Methods of Classification 246
24. CHAPTER SIXTEEN Classification of Birds Based on DNA-DNA Hybridization 253
25. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Melting Curves and Dendrograms 265
26. Part Two
27. Accounts of the Groups of Birds 269
28. Ratites and Tinamous 272
29. Gallinaceous Birds 289
30. Waterfowl: Screamers, Ducks, Geese, and Swans 301
31. Buttonquails or Hemipodes 312
32. Woodpeckers, Honeyguides, Barbets, Toucans, Jacamars, and Puffbirds 318
33. Hornbills, Hoopoes, Trogons, Rollers, Motmots, Todies, Kingfishers, and Bee-eaters 333
34. Trogons 351
35. Mousebirds or Colies 357
36. Cuckoos, Hoatzin, and Turacos 364
37. The Hoatzin 373
38. Parrots 380
39. Swifts and Hummingbirds 391
40. Owls 402
41. Owlet-Nightjars, Frogmouths, Oilbird, Potoos, Eared-Nightjars, Nighthawks, and Nightjars 412
42. Pigeons and Doves 421
43. Cranes, Sunbittern, Bustards, Limpkin, Sungrebes, Trumpeters, Seriemas, Kagu, Rails, and Mesites 427
44. Sandgrouse and Shorebirds: Sandpipers, Plovers, Gulls, etc. 441
45. Sandgrouse 463
46. Diurnal Birds of Prey: Hawks, Eagles, Old World Vultures, Harriers, Kites, Falcons and Caracaras, New World Vultures or Condors 471
47. Grebes 488
48. The Totipalmate Swimmers: Traditional Order Pelecaniformes 491
49. Herons, Hamerkop, Flamingos, Ibises, Shoebill, Pelicans, New World Vultures, and Storks 504
50. Albatrosses, Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving-Petrels, Penguins, Loons, and Frigatebirds 528
51. Penguins 538
52. Loons or Divers 545
53. Introduction to the Order Passeriformes: The Passerine Birds or Perching Birds 552
54. Order Passeriformes 576
55. Old World Suboscines 578
56. New World Suboscines 590
57. The Oscines or Songbirds: Suborder Passeri (Passeres) 602
58. Parvorder Corvida 605
59. Parvorder Passerida 628
60. Historical Geography: Patterns of Distribution in Space and Time 699
61. Figures 18-385 707
62. Literature Cited 871
63. Index 969