{"product_id":"migration-mysteries-adventures-disasters-and-epiphanies-in-a-life-with-birds-9781648431838","title":"Migration Mysteries: Adventures, Disasters, and Epiphanies in a Life with Birds","description":"\u003cp\u003e Research scientist John H. Rappole's lifelong journey has been in search of one thing--finding out why birds migrate. The developer and chief proponent of the \"dispersal theory\" of bird migration, Rappole takes readers on a tour of the decades-long discovery process that led him to propose a counter to the still-widely accepted \"northern home,\" or weather-based theory of migration. \u003ci\u003eMigration Mysteries: Adventures, Disasters, and Epiphanies in a Life with Birds\u003c\/i\u003e starts with Rappole's early field work and follows through all of the subsequent twists and turns of his career and life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In a delightfully approachable style, Rappole introduces the people, places, quandaries, and dangers he encountered during the years he spent in Mexico, Central America, and the United States studying the migration patterns of birds. His account also serves as a wake-up call for conservation as, Rappole observes, the habitats for migratory birds are disappearing year by year. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Cast as the author's \"swan song\" on the topic of bird migration, this lively account of Rappole's life's work will delight birders, researchers, and general readers alike. Offered as both a follow-up to his recent, more theoretical work, \u003ci\u003eBird Migration: A New Understanding\u003c\/i\u003e, and as a kind of valedictory message to colleagues, friends, supporters, and interested onlookers, \u003ci\u003eMigration Mysteries\u003c\/i\u003e is more than just what the author describes as \"a biography of an idea,\" it is also an entertaining and informative portrait of the life and work of one of America's most influential wildlife biologists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e JOHN H. RAPPOLE, an emeritus research scientist at the Smithsonian Institution's Conservation Biology Institute, has written twelve books, including \u003ci\u003eBirds of Texas: A Field Guide\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBird Migration: A New Understanding\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Texas A\u0026M University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50555723186450,"sku":"9781648431838","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_34177b12-1414-40aa-8836-546ea1becefd.jpg?v=1731738507","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/migration-mysteries-adventures-disasters-and-epiphanies-in-a-life-with-birds-9781648431838","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}