Travels and Traditions of Waterfowl
Travels and Traditions of Waterfowl

Author: H. Albert Hochbaum

Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

Published: 1960

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1452908192

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Travels and Traditions of Waterfowl was first published in 1967. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. With the combined talents of naturalist, writer, and artist, H. Albert Hochbaum captures the varying moods of earth and sky and spirit of flight. For many years as director of the Delta Waterfowl Research Station in Manitoba, Canada, he has observed the ways of the waterfowl. In this book he portrays and discusses the flights and habits of the birds he has watched in the vast marsh country—the wild ducks, geese, and swans of North America. This book is the winner of a publication award of the Wildlife Society. It is recommended by the American Association for the Advancement of Science in its AAAS Science Book List for Young Artists.

The Rotarian
The Rotarian

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1956-04

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13:

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Established in 1911, The Rotarian is the official magazine of Rotary International and is circulated worldwide. Each issue contains feature articles, columns, and departments about, or of interest to, Rotarians. Seventeen Nobel Prize winners and 19 Pulitzer Prize winners – from Mahatma Ghandi to Kurt Vonnegut Jr. – have written for the magazine.

Waterfowl Ecology and Management
Waterfowl Ecology and Management

Author: Guy A. Baldassarre

Publisher: Krieger Publishing Company

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13:

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Baldaserre & Bolen addresses several aspects of waterfowl ecology and management. This second edition includes 16 'infoboxes, ' which are stand-alone inserts in the various chapters. The infoboxes present information on important waterfowl people, places, and issues

Ornithology in Laboratory and Field
Ornithology in Laboratory and Field

Author: Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr.

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2012-12-02

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 0323138926

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This new edition of Ornithology in Laboratory and Field continues to offer up-to-date coverage of the important aspects of modern ornithology. Beginning with an overview of ornithology today, Pettingill explores such topics as external and internal anatomy, physiology, ecology, flight, behavior, migration, life histories, and populations.

Waterbirds Around the World
Waterbirds Around the World

Author: G. C. Boere

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 836

ISBN-13: 0114973334

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This book is the outcome of a major international conference on waterbirds held in Edinburgh in April 2004.

Waterfowl in Iowa
Waterfowl in Iowa

Author: Jack W. Musgrove

Publisher: Hamlin Press

Published: 2011-07-01

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 9781447418863

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

An Introduction to Native North America
An Introduction to Native North America

Author: Mark Q. Sutton

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-06-27

Total Pages: 665

ISBN-13: 1040031587

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An Introduction to Native North America provides a basic introduction to the Native peoples of North America, covering what are now the United States, northern Mexico, and Canada. In this updated and revised new edition, Mark Q. Sutton has expanded and improved the existing text, adding to the case studies, updating the text with the latest research, increasing the number of images, providing more coverage of the Arctic regions, and including new perspectives, particularly those of Native peoples. This book addresses the history of research, the European invasion, and the impact of Europeans on Native societies. A final chapter introduces contemporary Native Americans, discussing issues that affect them, including religion, health, and politics. The book retains a wealth of pedological features to aid and reinforce learning. Featuring case studies of many Native American groups, as well as some 87 maps and images, An Introduction to Native North America is an indispensable tool to those studying the history of North America and its Native peoples.