The Manx Shearwater
Poyser (Verlag)
978-1-4081-3753-6 (ISBN)
For the better part of 17 years, Michael Brooke has studied Manx Shearwaters at their Atlantic colonies. A number of expeditions have also enabled him to investigate at first hand other shearwater and petrel species in many isolated parts of the world.
List of figures
List of tables
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
2 A description of the Manx Shearwater and related species
3 The distribution and population of the Manx shearwater
4 Long distance movements
5 The pre-laying period
6 On eggs, incubation and breeding success
7 From hatching to fledgling
8 Puffinosis, a mysterious disease
9 Population biology
10 Calls at the colony
11 How a Manx Shearwater reaches its burrow
12 The Manx Shearwater as a nocturnal, burrowing, colonial bird
References
Appendix I: Scientific names of animals and plants mentioned in the text
Appendix II: Measurements of the Manx Shearwater and its close allies
Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.10.2010 |
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Reihe/Serie | Poyser Monographs |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
Gewicht | 712 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4081-3753-4 / 1408137534 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4081-3753-6 / 9781408137536 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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