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Draws on the natural history of Australia's charismatic birds to explore the relations between fauna, people and environment.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Robin, Libby, 1956-, Joseph, Leo, Heinsohn, Robert
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub., ©2009.
Temas:
Birds > Behavior > Australia.
Birds > Effect of drought on > Australia.
Nature > Effect of human beings on.
Oiseaux > Mœurs et comportement > Australie.
Oiseaux > Effets de la sécheresse sur > Australie.
Êtres humains > Influence sur la nature.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Ornithology.
NATURE > Birdwatching Guides.
NATURE > Animals > Birds.
Birds > Behavior
Nature > Effect of human beings on
Australia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : boom and bust / Libby Robin and Mike Smith
  • The boom and bust desert world : a bird's eye view / Libby Robin and Leo Joseph
  • Barcoo bantam : 'It runs like hell!' / Graham Pizzey
  • Rain and grass : lessons in how to be a zebra finch / Steve Morton
  • Grey teal : survivors in a changing world / David Roshier
  • Australian pelican : flexible responses to uncertainty / Julian Reid
  • Night parrots : fugitives of the inland / Penny Olsen
  • Genyornis : last of the dromornithids / Mike Smith
  • Rainbirds : organising the country / Deborah Bird Rose
  • Woodswallows : a longer term, evolutionary view of boom and bust / Leo Joseph
  • White-winged choughs : the social consequences of boom and bust / Robert Heinsohn
  • Emu : national symbols and ecological limits / Libby Robin.

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