Shorebird ecology, conservation, and management /

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Shorebirds are model organisms for illustrating the principles of ecology and excellent subjects for research. Their mating systems are as diverse as any avian group, their migrations push the limits of endurance, and their foraging is easily studied in the open habitats of estuaries and freshwater...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Colwell, Mark A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
Shore birds.
Shore birds > Conservation.
Oiseaux de rivage.
Oiseaux de rivage > Conservation.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Ornithology.
NATURE > Birdwatching Guides.
NATURE > Animals > Birds.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > General.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface and Acknowledg ments; Part I: Evolutionary Relationships, Anatomy and Morphology, and Breeding Biology; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 SYSTEMATICS, PHYLOGENY, AND PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; 3 MORPHOLOGY, ANATOMY, AND PHYSIOLOGY; 4 MATING SYSTEMS; 5 BREEDING BIOLOGY; Part II: Nonbreeding Ecology and Demography; 6 MIGRATION; 7 FORAGING ECOLOGY AND HABITAT USE; 8 SHOREBIRDS AS PREDATORS; 9 SPATIAL ECOLOGY AND WINTER SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; 10 POPULATION BIOLOGY; Part III: Management and Conservation; 11 HABITAT CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT; 12 MANAGING PREDATORS.

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