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Ecology and management of breeding waterfowl [[electronic resource] /] / Bruce D.J. Batt ... [et al.], editors |
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1992 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (658 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Waterfowl - Breeding |
Waterfowl management |
Waterfowl - Ecology |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Edited papers presented at the International Symposium on the Ecology and Management of Breeding Waterfowl, held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Aug. 1987. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Contributors; Preface; Introduction: The Waterfowl; 1. Foraging Ecology and Nutrition; 2. The Cost of Egg Laying and Its Relationship to Nutrient Reserves in Waterfowl; 3. Incubation and Brood Care; 4. Ecology of Prefledging Waterfowl; 5. Ecology and Management of Postbreeding Waterfowl; 6. The Mating Systems of Waterfowl; 7. Courtship, Pair Formation, and Signal Systems; 8. Spacing Patterns; 9. Ecology and Evolution of Brood Parasitism in Waterfowl; 10. Environmental and Endocrine Control of Waterfowl Reproduction |
11. Philopatry, Dispersal, and the Genetic Structure of Waterfowl Populations12. Mortality During the Breeding Season; 13. Breeding Population Inventories and Measures of Recruitment; 14. Population Dynamics of Breeding Waterfowl; 15. The Evolution of Reproductive Patterns in Waterfowl; 16. Patterns in Breeding Duck Communities; 17. Breeding Habitats of Nearctic Waterfowl; 18. Habitat Management for Breeding Areas; Notes on Contributors; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In August of 1987, the International Symposium on the Ecology and Management of Breeding Waterfowl was held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. A major goal was to review the progress that had been made in this field during the previous five decades of research in various |
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