Author: Edwin Richard KalmbachPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Magpies
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
The Magpie in Relation to Agriculture
Author: Edwin Richard KalmbachPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Magpies
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
The Magpies: The Ecology and Behaviour of Black-Billed and Yellow-Billed Magpies
Author: Tim BirkheadPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408137771
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Two species of magpie feature in this book, the Black-billed Magpie, familiar to most Europeans, which occurs throughout much of the northern hemisphere, and the Yellow-billed Magpie, which is confined to California. Magpies are unmistakable in their appearance, voice and extrovert, arrogant manner. While their persecution at the hands of gamekeepers over the last hundred years has made them wary and difficult to approach, a number of recent field studies, both in Europe and North America, have successfully revealed the intricacies of the magpie way of life. Tim Birkhead has studied both species, and has produced a fascinating account of their ecology and behaviour. Many of the results from his ten-year study of magpies in northern England are published here for the first time. Particularly revealing however is his comparison of the two species and of their different races. Magpies occur in a wide range of habitats, including English farmland, the deserts of North America, the mountains of Saudi Arabia and the windswept plateaus of Tibet. As this book explains, magpies are able to exploit this diversity of habitats largely through their remarkably flexible social behaviour. The Magpies covers all aspects of their lives, including their marital relationships, food hoarding behaviour, longevity and survival, nesting behaviour, breeding success and their controversial relationship with man. The text is supported by numerous photographs, diagrams and tables, and superb illustrations by David Quinn.
The Official Record of the United States Department of Agriculture
Author: United States. Department of AgriculturePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 900
Book Description
Avian Ecology and Conservation in an Urbanizing World
Author: John M. MarzluffPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780792374589
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
The twenty-seven contributions authored by leaders in the fields of avian and urban ecology present a unique summary of current research on birds in settled environments ranging from wildlands to exurban, rural to urban.
Technical Bulletin
Author: Birds of New Mexico
Author: Florence Merriam BaileyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 1068
Book Description
Wildlife Leaflet
Author: The Agricultural Economist and Horticultural Review
Author: Bibliographical Contributions
Author: National Agricultural Library (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 836
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