The Sulidae
Author: Bryan Nelson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1978
Total Pages: 1056
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Author: Bryan Nelson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1978
Total Pages: 1056
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Kenneth Ira Warheit
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 688
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Bryan Nelson
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2010-11-30
Total Pages: 369
ISBN-13: 1408138573
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work is a distillation of the studies and researches on Sula bassana in Europe and North America, with frequent reference to the African and Australasian gannets. The author is internationally known for his work on the North Atlantic gannet and the boobies. His studies of the gannetry on the Bass Rock over many years have formed the basis for most of our knowledge of the gannet's ecology, its breeding cycle and behaviour. There is also a chapter on the boobies, all of which have been studied at first hand by the author. Chapter topics are plumage, shape, structure and voice; numbers and distribution; behaviour; ecology; the bird at sea; the gannet family and the order; the gannet and man. There are many tables, maps and a full bibliography. The authoritative text is complemented by John Busby's brilliant and evocative drawings, plus 32 pages of photographs, many unpublished hitherto.
Author: National Museum of Canada
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Published: 1927
Total Pages: 376
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Donald Farner
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2012-12-02
Total Pages: 281
ISBN-13: 0323157998
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAvian Biology,Volume VIII assesses selected aspects of avian biology. It is generally the conceptual descendant of Marshall's earlier treatise,"Biology and Comparative Physiology of Birds, but is more than simply a revision of it. This volume consists of two relatively lengthy, diverse chapters that focus on adaptive significance of coloniality in birds and fossil records of birds. In particular, this volume looks into group phenomena related to central place systems, that is, systems in which one or more individuals move to and from a centrally located place in the course of daily activities. It also addresses selective factors that have been suggested to explain why individuals should form colonies rather than disperse within the available foraging space. This book will be useful as a reference material for advanced students and instructors in this field of interest.
Author: National Museum of Canada
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Published: 1928
Total Pages: 190
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin
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Published: 1917
Total Pages: 854
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKVols. for 1893-1923 includes section: "Reviews."
Author: François Sarano
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 1426206267
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOffers a comprehensive guide to the world's oceans, focusing on various forms of sea life around the world and the threats they face from pollution and global warming, as well as a behind-the-scenes glimpse of practical film-making under demanding and difficult conditions.
Author: Anthony Cheke
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2009-01-01
Total Pages: 824
ISBN-13: 1408108828
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Mascarene islands in the southern Indian Ocean - Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues - were once home to an extraordinary range of birds and reptiles. Evolving on these isolated volcanic islands in the absence of mammalian predators or competitors, the land was dominated by giant tortoises, parrots, skinks and geckos, burrowing boas, flightless rails & herons, and of course (in Mauritius) the Dodo. Uninhabited and only discovered in the 1500s, colonisation by European settlers in the 1600s led to dramatic changes in the ecology of the islands; the birds and tortoises were slaughtered indiscriminately while introduced rats, cats, pigs and monkeys destroyed their eggs, the once-extensive forests logged, and invasive introduced plants from all over the tropics devastated the ecosystem. The now-familiar icon of extinction, the Dodo, was gone from Mauritius within 50 years of human settlement, and over the next 150 years many of the Mascarenes' other native vertebrates followed suit. The product of over 30 years research by Anthony Cheke, Lost Land of the Dodo provides a comprehensive yet hugely enjoyable account of the story of the islands' changing ecology, interspersed with human stories, the islands' biogeographical anomalies, and much else. Many French publications, old and new, especially for Réunion, are discussed and referenced in English for the first time. The book is richly illustrated with maps and contemporary illustrations of the animals and their environment, many of which have rarely been reprinted before. Illustrated box texts look in detail at each extinct vertebrate species, while Julian Hume's superb colour plates bring many of the extinct birds to life. Lost Land of the Dodo provides the definitive account of this tragic yet remarkable fauna, and is a must-read for anyone interested in islands, their ecology and the history of our relationship with the world around us.