Man and Wildfowl.

The involvement of humans with ducks, geese and swans has probably been closer than with any other group of birds, today and for several millenia past. This involvement, in its many aspects, is the theme of this compelling and readable account by an Assistant Director of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Tr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kear, Janet
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : A & C Black, 2010.
Colección:Poyser Monographs.
Temas:
Waterfowl > England.
Waterfowl culture.
Waterfowl management > England.
Human-animal relationships.
Gibier d'eau > Angleterre.
Gibier d'eau > Élevage.
Gibier d'eau > Aménagement > Angleterre.
Relations homme-animal.
Human-animal relationships
Waterfowl
Waterfowl culture
Waterfowl management
England
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The involvement of humans with ducks, geese and swans has probably been closer than with any other group of birds, today and for several millenia past. This involvement, in its many aspects, is the theme of this compelling and readable account by an Assistant Director of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. Dr Kear ranges widely, from a summary of the taxonomy and natural history of wildfowl, through a history of domestication world wide, to wildfowling, decoys, conservation and captive breeding, conflicts with agriculture, and wildfowl in legend and literature. Throughout, the text abounds with l.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (448 pages)
ISBN:9781408137611
1408137615

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