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Shorebird ecology, conservation, and management /

Shorebirds are model organisms for illustrating the principles of ecology and excellent subjects for research. Their mating systems are as diverse as any avian group, their migrations push the limits of endurance, and their foraging is easily studied in the open habitats of estuaries and freshwater...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Colwell, Mark A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface and Acknowledg ments; Part I: Evolutionary Relationships, Anatomy and Morphology, and Breeding Biology; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 SYSTEMATICS, PHYLOGENY, AND PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; 3 MORPHOLOGY, ANATOMY, AND PHYSIOLOGY; 4 MATING SYSTEMS; 5 BREEDING BIOLOGY; Part II: Nonbreeding Ecology and Demography; 6 MIGRATION; 7 FORAGING ECOLOGY AND HABITAT USE; 8 SHOREBIRDS AS PREDATORS; 9 SPATIAL ECOLOGY AND WINTER SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; 10 POPULATION BIOLOGY; Part III: Management and Conservation; 11 HABITAT CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT; 12 MANAGING PREDATORS.