Blue grouse : their biology and natural history /

This monograph is about blue grouse (Dendragapus obscurus). Designed as a reference work, it documents and reviews much of what is known about the biology and natural history of this bird. It is based primarily on our published and unpublished long-term studies in British Columbia and elsewhere, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Zwickel, F. C.
Corporate Authors: National Research Council Canada, National Research Council Canada. Monograph Publishing Program
Other Authors: Bendell, James F.
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ottawa : NRC Research Press, 2004.
Subjects:
Blue grouse.
Blue grouse > Behavior.
Blue grouse > Ecology > North America.
Blue grouse > North America > Geographical distribution.
Tétras sombre.
Tétras sombre > Mœurs et comportement.
Tétras sombre > Écologie > Amérique du Nord.
Tétras sombre > Amérique du Nord > Distribution géographique.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Ornithology.
NATURE > Birdwatching Guides.
NATURE > Animals > Birds.
Blue grouse
Blue grouse > Behavior
North America
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Preface; Abstract/Résumé; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1 Blue Grouse Among the Tetraonines; CHAPTER 2 Our Approach; CHAPTER 3 Principal Studies and Study Areas; CHAPTER 4 Taxonomy and Distribution; CHAPTER 5 Evolution; CHAPTER 6 Historical Review; CHAPTER 7 The Physical Environment; CHAPTER 8 Integument; CHAPTER 9 Morphology; CHAPTER 10 Reproduction; CHAPTER 11 Growth and Development; CHAPTER 12 Food, Nutrition, Water, Grit, and Excretion; CHAPTER 13 Energetics; CHAPTER 14 Genetics; CHAPTER 15 Behaviour per se; CHAPTER 16 Use of Habitat; CHAPTER 17 Movements and Use of Space.
  • CHAPTER 18 Population ParametersCHAPTER 19 Predators; CHAPTER 20 Disease, Parasites, and Physical Anomalies; Postscript; References; Appendix 1. Statistical Tests; Appendix 2. Annotated List of Physical Anomalies; Glossary.

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