Bird Love: The Family Life of Birds

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By Wenfei Tong ’05

Published Dec. 16, 2019

The avian mating system starts with courtship and ends with raising chicks. In Bird Love: The Family Life of Birds (Princeton University Press), an account of avian reproductive strategies, Wenfei Tong ’05 studies the ways birds first find mates, looking at everything from parading tactics to parenting skills.

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