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Penguins : natural history and conservation /

"Penguins, among the most delightful creatures in the world, are also among the most vulnerable. The fragile status of most penguin populations today mirrors the troubled condition of the southern oceans, as well as larger marine conservation problems: climate change, pollution, and fisheries m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Borboroglu, Pablo Garcia, Boersma, P. Dee, 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2013]
Colección:Samuel and Althea Stroum Books.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • I. Large penguins genus aptenodytes
  • King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
  • Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
  • II. Brush-tailed penguins genus pygoscelis
  • Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
  • Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica)
  • Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
  • III. Yellow-eyed penguin genus megadyptes
  • Yellow-Eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes)
  • IV. Crested penguins genus eudyptes
  • Southern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome)
  • Northern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi)
  • Erect-Crested Penguin (Eudyptes sclateri)
  • Fiordland Penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus)
  • Snares Penguin (Eudyptes robustus)
  • Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) and Royal Penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli)
  • Banded penguins genus spheniscus
  • African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
  • Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)
  • Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
  • Galápagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)
  • Little (or blue) penguin genus Eudyptula
  • Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor).