MARC details
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03125cam a2200349ui 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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ocm1252849908 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OCoLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20240111162705.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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210527t20222021nyuabf e b 001 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0393882411 : |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780393882414 : |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
YDX |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Transcribing agency |
YDX |
| Modifying agency |
BDX |
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GZD |
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COO |
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OCLCO |
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OCLCF |
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MiTN |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
QL698.9 |
| Item number |
.W455 2022 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
598.156 Wei |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Weidensaul, Scott |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
A world on the wing : |
| Remainder of title |
the global odyssey of migratory birds / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Scott Weidensaul. |
| 246 30 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
Global odyssey of migratory birds. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
Norton paperback edition. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
New York : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
W.W. North & Company, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2022. |
| 264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
©2021. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
385 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : |
| Other physical details |
color illustrations, color maps ; |
| Dimensions |
21 cm. |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content type term |
still image |
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sti |
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rdacontent. |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content type term |
text |
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txt |
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rdacontent. |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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| Media type term |
unmediated |
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n |
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rdamedia. |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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volume |
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nc |
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rdacarrier. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-373) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Prologue -- Spoonies -- Quantum leap -- We used to think -- Big data, big trouble -- Hangover -- Tearing up the calendar -- Aguiluchos redux -- Off the shelf -- To hide from God -- Eninum -- Epilogue. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
"In the past two decades, our understanding of the navigational and physiological feats that enable birds to cross immense oceans, fly above the highest mountains, or remain in unbroken flight for months at a stretch has exploded. What we've learned of these key migrations--how billions of birds circumnavigate the globe, flying tens of thousands of miles between hemispheres on an annual basis--is nothing short of extraordinary. Bird migration entails almost unfathomable endurance, like a sparrow-sized sandpiper that will fly nonstop from Canada to Venezuela--the equivalent of running 126 consecutive marathons without food, water, or rest--avoiding dehydration by "drinking" moisture from its own muscles and organs, while orienting itself using the earth's magnetic field through a form of quantum entanglement that made Einstein queasy. Crossing the Pacific Ocean in nine days of nonstop flight, as some birds do, leaves little time for sleep, but migrants can put half their brains to sleep for a few seconds at a time, alternating sides--and their reaction time actually improves. These and other revelations convey both the wonder of bird migration and its global sweep, from the mudflats of the Yellow Sea in China to the remote mountains of northeastern India to the dusty hills of southern Cyprus. This breathtaking work of nature writing from Pulitzer Prize finalist Scott Weidensaul also introduces readers to those scientists, researchers, and bird lovers trying to preserve global migratory patterns in the face of climate change and other environmental challenges. Drawing on his own extensive fieldwork, in A World on the Wing Weidensaul unveils with dazzling prose the miracle of nature taking place over our heads."-- |
| Assigning source |
Provided by publisher. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Birds |
| General subdivision |
Migration. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Flyways. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Migratory birds. |