Breeding distribution of the great skua at Macquarie Island in relation to numbers of rabbits
Author: E. Jones
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Published: 1979
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Author: E. Jones
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Published: 1979
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Patricia Selkirk
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9780521266338
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis fascinating and readable account will appeal to all those interested in the Antarctic region in general.
Author: Robert W. Furness
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2010-10-30
Total Pages: 366
ISBN-13: 1408136686
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive monograph of the skua. Many birdwatchers may never have seen a skua; those who have will most probably have vivid memories of one or other species flying powerfully past a headland, or twisting and diving in pursuit of its piratical intentions towards a food-laden seabird - or, perhaps more memorably still, of themselves taking evasive action from the power-diving irate skua whose territory they have unwisely invaded. The full classification of the skuas is still debated, but Dr Furness of the Applied Ornithology Unit, Glasgow University, favours six species, of two genera, with five subspecies, based on current knowledge and his own long and dedicated field studies and research. All of the species are treated comparatively under the following chapter titles: Early history and classification, Distributions and populations, Migration patterns, Reversed sexual size dimorphism, Behaviour, Food and feeding, Kleptoparasitism, Plumage polymorphism, Breeding systems and social organisation, Breeding - laying to hatching, Breeding - hatching to fledging, Population dynamics, Pollutants, Skuas and agriculture, Skuas and conservation. The text is supported by 100 maps and diagrams, 30 photographs and 65 tables. In addition, John Busby contributes 35 evocative drawings which more than embellish this erudite and readable summary of an impressive and diverse group of birds. Jacket paintings by John Busby.
Author: D. R. Selkirk
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Published: 1986
Total Pages: 144
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Penny Olsen
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Published: 2011-06-21
Total Pages: 287
ISBN-13: 0643094938
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLogos of: CSIRO and Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) at foot of title page.
Author: N. Bonner
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2013-10-22
Total Pages: 394
ISBN-13: 1483286002
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAntarctica, a vast land remote from the other continents and still the least known of them all, provides a unique international laboratory for science. Despite the costs, a growing number of countries are supporting basic scientific research on the continent and in its surrounding seas. Our knowledge of life in this extreme environment, although limited, suggests that it is a key environment for many areas of science. Potential economic developments for food and minerals as well as increasing political complications might jeopardise the present scientific accord in the future. Now is the time to take stock: what do we know about Antarctic ecology? What are the threats and how can they be met? In this volume Antarctic scientists from six countries write about the Antarctic ecosystem.
Author: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia)
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Published: 1984
Total Pages: 636
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