Author: Lev Osipovich BelopolʹskiĭPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animal ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Ecology of Sea Colony Birds of the Barents Sea
Author: Lev Osipovich BelopolʹskiĭPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animal ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Biology of Marine Birds
Author: E. A. SchreiberPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1420036300
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 706
Book Description
Biology of Marine Birds provides the only complete summary of information about marine birds ever published. It analyzes their breeding biology, ecology, taxonomy, evolution, fossil history, physiology, energetics, and conservation. The book covers four orders of marine birds in detail and includes two summary chapters that address the biology of shorebirds and wading birds and their lives in the marine environment. Summary tables give detailed information on various aspects of their life histories, breeding biology, physiology and energetics, and demography. It provides a guide to ornithologists and students for research projects.
Coastal Waterbird Colonies
Author: R. Michael ErwinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bird populations
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Biogeography and Ecology of the Island of Newfoundland
Author: R. SouthPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9789061931010
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description
Mate Choice
Author: Paul Patrick Gordon BatesonPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521272070
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Twenty-one specially-commissioned articles provide a clear picture of the current state of thinking about mate choice. Brings together modern thinking on the various functions of mate choice and its role in evolution.
The Common Eider
Author: Chris WalthoPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472920929
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
A monograph of the Common Eider, a large and familiar duck with a long and fascinating cultural history. A common sight around the more northerly shores of the British Isles, the Common Eider is the largest duck in the northern hemisphere. The eider is particularly well adapted to cold-water environments; the insulating properties of eider down are iconic. The species is taxonomically interesting, with a range of well-marked subspecies reflecting the patterns of ice coverage during ancient glaciations, and these ducks have also provided the focus for a number of important behavioural studies, especially on feeding ecology and energy budgets. Eiders have a long association with humans, and have deep cultural significance in many societies. However, modern lifestyles are exposing these ducks to a wide range of new pressures. This monograph provides a comprehensive portrait of the Common Eider; authors Chris Waltho and John Coulson bring together an extensive and diverse international literature, with sections on taxonomy, habitats, breeding biology, population dynamics, diet and foraging, dispersal and migration, and conservation.
Avian Biology
Author: Donald S. FarnerPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 1483270009
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 607
Book Description
Avian Biology is a collection of papers that deals with biological aspects of birds such as their classification and habitat behavior. One paper reviews how birds are classified through practical systematics, study of fossils, and some of the problems encountered in the arrangement of major groups. Another paper discusses the origin and evolution of birds from their reptilian predecessors to their current evolutionary rates. Evolutionary rates vary depending on access to new habitats; if the environment is static, evolutionary rates can also slow down. One author discusses the inter-relations of sea birds with their marine environment, including coastal areas and the biological properties of the surface water. Another author describes the biology of desert birds relating to nomadism behavior and physical adaptations especially to the arid environment. The author also describes the cooling mechanism of these desert birds. Another paper evaluates the ecological aspect of behavior that includes foraging, habitat selection, mating, and flocking cohesion. Avian biologists, zoologists, and readers who have a general interest in birds will find this book useful.
Questions about the Oceans
Author: Harold W. DubachPublisher:
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Category : Ocean
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS-MEMD
Author: Marine Birds of the Southeastern United States and Gulf of Mexico: Charadrillformes
Author: Roger B. ClappPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 876
Book Description