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The behaviour, population biology and physiology of the petrels /
Over a lifetime's work with the group, John Warham has firmly established himself as one of the foremost experts on these birds. In this book he completes the major survey started in his earlier work, The Petrels: Their Ecology and Breeding Systems. The text is comprehensive, well illustrated,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; San Diego :
Academic Press,
�1996.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface.
- Petrel Populations.
- Petrels at Sea: Distribution, Dispersal, and Migration.
- Feeding and Foods.
- Behavior and Vocalizations: A General Introduction.
- Behavior of Albatrosses.
- Behavior and Vocalizations of Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Polecanoididae.
- Physiology and Energetics.
- Biochemistry.
- Locomotion.
- Anatomical Matters.
- Evolution and Radiation.
- Petrels and Man.
- References.
- Species Index.
- Subject Index.