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UNINA9910460503903321 |
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Titolo |
Penguins : Natural History and Conservation / / edited by Pablo Garcia Borboroglu, P. Dee Boersma |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Boston, Massachusetts : , : Credo Reference, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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ISBN |
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1-78539-769-9 |
0-295-99906-3 |
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Edizione |
[[Enhanced Credo edition].] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (337 p.) |
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Collana |
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Samuel and Althea Stroum Books |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Penguins |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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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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Global Penguin Society -- Introduction -- I. Large penguins genus aptenodytes: 1. King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus); 2. Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) -- II. Brush-tailed penguins genus pygoscelis: 3. Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae); 4. Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica); 5. Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) -- III. Yellow-eyed penguin genus megadyptes: 6. Yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) -- IV. Crested penguins genus eudyptes: 7. Southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome); 8. Northern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi); 9. Erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri); 10. Fiordland penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus); 11. Snares penguin (Eudyptes robustus); 12. Macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) and Royal 1enguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) -- V. Banded penguins genus spheniscus: 13. African penguin (Spheniscus demersus); 14. Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus); 15. Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti); 16. Galápagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) -- VI. Little (or blue) penguin genus eudyptula: 17. Little penguin (Eudyptula minor) -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This timely book presents the most current knowledge on each of the eighteen penguin species - from the majestic emperor penguins of the |
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