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Skuas and jaegers : a guide to the skuas and jaegers of the world /

Skuas are a wide-ranging group of seabirds; some are found as far south as the Antarctic and others in the Arctic regions of the world. They are one of the most challenging groups of birds to identify because of variation in plumage according to the age of a given bird and conditions for identifying...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Olsen, Klaus Malling, 1955-
Otros Autores: Larsson, Hans, 1976-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Christopher Helm, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • COVER; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; TAXONOMY, RELATIONSHIPS AND CHARACTERISTICS; THE SKUA SPECIES: A BRIEF OVERVIEW; BREEDING BEHAVIOUR; AGE DEVELOPMENT OF SKUAS; SKUAS AND MAN; OBSERVING SKUAS IN THE FIELD; EXPLANATION OF THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS; COLOUR PLATES; SYSTEMATIC SECTION; COLOUR PHOTOGRHAPS; BIBILIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC AND ENGLISH NAMES.