With Wings Extended : A Leap into the Wood Duck's World /
"The wood duck is unique among North American ducks for several reasons. It is largely considered the most beautiful duck in the world. Wood ducks nest across eastern North America and the Pacific Northwest, while most other ducks nest in the northern Great Plains, Prairie Provinces, or the tun...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Iowa City :
University of Iowa Press,
[2020]
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction. A Most Beautiful Duck
- 1. Taxonomy and Anatomy
- 2. Endless Forms Most Beautiful
- 3. The Acorn Duck
- 4. Cavities and Boxes
- 5. Nesting
- 6. The First Year
- 7. Habitat and Migration
- 8. Hunting then and Now
- 9. Engagement
- Conclusion. Still Water
- Bibliography
- Index