Living Dinosaurs : the Evolutionary History of Modern Birds.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Dyke, Gareth
Other Authors:	Kaiser, Gary
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2011.
Subjects:	Birds > Evolution. Paleobiology. Birds > Evolution Paleobiology
Online Access:	Click for online access

Table of Contents:

Living Dinosaurs: The Evolutionary History of Modern Birds
Contents
Foreword
List of Contributors
Preface
Part 1: Introduction: the Deep Evolutionary History of Modern Birds
Introduction: Changing the Questions in Avian Paleontology
1 Theropod Diversity and the Re.nement of Avian Characteristics
2 Why Were There Dinosaurs? Why Are There Birds?
3 Pre-modern Birds: Avian Divergences in the Mesozoic
Part 2: The Contribution of Paleontology to Ornithology: the Diversity of Modern Birds: Fossils and the Avian Tree of Life
4 Progress and Obstacles in the Phylogenetics of Modern Birds5 The Utility of Fossil Taxa and the Evolution of Modern Birds: Commentary and Analysis
6 Penguins Past, Present, and Future: Trends in the Evolution of the Sphenisciformes
7 Phorusrhacids: the Terror Birds
8 The Pseudo-toothed Birds (Aves, Odontopterygiformes) and their Bearing on the Early Evolution of Modern Birds
9 Phylogeny and Diversification of Modern Passerines
Part 3: The Evolution of Key Avian Attributes
10 Morphological and Behavioral Correlates of Flapping Flight
11 Evolution of the Avian Brain and Senses12 Evolving Perceptions on the Antiquity of the Modern Avian Tree
13 Major Events in Avian Genome Evolution
14 Bird Evolution Across the Kâ€?Pg Boundary and the Basal Neornithine Diversification
15 Functional and Phylogenetic Diversity in Marine and Aquatic Birds
Part 4: The Future: Conservation and Climate Change
16 The State of the World's Birds and the Future of Avian Diversity
Glossary
Index
Colour Plates

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