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Dingle, Richard Douglas Hugh was born on November 4, 1936 in Penang, Malaysia. Son of Walter Hugh Dingle and Mildred Burns Porter.
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Migration, broadly defined as directional movement to take advantage of spatially distributed resources, is a dramatic behaviour and an important component of many life histories that can contribute to the fundamental structuring of ecosystems. In recent years, our understanding of migration has advanced radically with respect to both new data and conceptual understanding. It is now almost twenty years since publication of the first edition, and an authoritative and up-to-date sequel that provides a taxonomically comprehensive overview of the latest research is therefore timely. The emphasis throughout this advanced textbook is on the definition and description of migratory behaviour, its ecological outcomes for individuals, populations, and communities, and how these outcomes lead to natural selection acting on the behaviour to cause its evolution. It takes a truly integrative approach, showing how comparisons across a diversity of organisms and biological disciplines can illuminate migratory life cycles, their evolution, and the relation of migration to other movements. Migration: The Biology of Life on the Move focuses on migration as a behavioural phenomenon with important ecological consequences for organisms as diverse as aphids, butterflies, birds and whales. It is suitable for senior undergraduate and graduate level students taking courses in behaviour, spatial ecology, 'movement ecology', and conservation. It will also be of interest and use to a broader audience of professional ecologists and behaviourists seeking an authoritative overview of this rapidly expanding field.
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Migration is one of the most fascinating and dramatic of all animal behaviors. Historically, however, the study of migration has been fragmented, with ornithologists, entomologists, and marine biologists paying little attention to work outside their own fields. This treatment of the subject shows how comparisons across taxa can in fact illuminate migratory life cycles and the relation of migration to other movements; it takes an integrated ecological perspective, focusing on migration as a biological phenomenon. Part One defines migration, gives examples, and places migration in the spectrum of movement behaviors, concluding with a chapter on methods for its study. Part Two focuses on proximate mechanisms, including physiology and morphology (and the constraints associated with them), the interactions between migration and wind and current patterns, and the various orientation and navigation mechanisms by which migrants find their way about. Part Three, on the evolution of migratory life histories, addresses the evolutionary and ecological basis for migration and the roles of migration not only in the lives of organisms, but also in the ecological communities in which they live. Part Four is devoted to a brief consideration of migration and its relation to pest management and conservation. As a major contribution to a vital subject, this work will be valued by all researchers and students in the field of animal behavior, ecology, and zoology.
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Dingle, Richard Douglas Hugh was born on November 4, 1936 in Penang, Malaysia. Son of Walter Hugh Dingle and Mildred Burns Porter.
Bachelor, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1958. Master of Science, University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1962.
From assistant professor to professor University Iowa, Iowa City, 1964—1982. Professor University California, Davis, 1982—2002, professor emeritus, since 2002. Visiting fellow University Nairobi, Kenya, 1969—1970, Australian National University, Canberra, 1991—1992.
Honorary research consultant University Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia, 2003—2010.
(Migration, broadly defined as directional movement to tak...)
(Migration is one of the most fascinating and dramatic of ...)
Secretary International Society Behavioral Ecology, 1988—1990. Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Animal Behavior Society (president 1994-1995).
Married Geraldine Joyce Palmer, August 29, 1959. Children: Jennifer, Hilary, Tracy Alexandra.
