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Record Nr.

UNINA9910727291003321

Titolo

Owls - Clever Survivors / / edited by Heimo Mikkola

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : IntechOpen, , 2023

ISBN

1-80355-391-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (174 pages)

Disciplina

598.97

Soggetti

Animal behaviour

Owls4xBehavior

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Designed for Darkness: The Unique Physiology and Anatomy of Owls -- 2. What Do We Know about the Diet of Ecuadorian Owls? -- 3. The Vocal Activity of Twelve African Owl Species -- 4. Qualitative and Quantitative Changes in a Guild of Forest Owls: Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum), Ural Owl (Strix uralensis), Tawny Owl (Strix aluco), Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) at Kamenný Hrb - Bankov Site in Volovské Mountains Near Košice Town, Eas -- 5. Owls (Strigiformes Wagler, 1830) in Bulgaria: Past and Present (A Review of the Fossil Record and Present Status of Recorded Species) -- 6. Queens of the Night, the Owls of Iraq and Syria - Species, Current Distribution, and Conservation Status -- 7. Owls Used as Food and Medicine and for Witchcraft in Africa.

Sommario/riassunto

Owls are one of the most fascinating bird families. They have inspired much folklore and superstition worldwide. This book discusses this nocturnal species and their unique physiology and anatomy. It includes owl studies from countries including Bulgaria, Ecuador, Iraq, Slovakia, Syria, and Africa.