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UNINA9910811944003321 |
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Autore |
Paruk James D. |
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Loon lessons : uncommon encounters with the great northern diver / / James D. Paruk |
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Minneapolis, MN : , : University of Minnesota Press, , [2021] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Loons |
Common loon - Behavior |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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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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In Search of the Ancestral Loon -- Selected by Nature: A Tale of Two Birds -- What a Drag! The Inner Workings of a Master Diver -- Pairing Up: The Behavioral Ecology of Loon Courtship -- Taking Turns: Nesting Behavior and Ecological Trade-Offs -- Wails, Yodels, and Tremolos: The Call of the Loon -- A Vigilant Bird: Parents, Chicks, and the Breeding Loon Family -- More Than a Foot Waggle: The Fascinating World of Loon Behavior -- Loons on the Move: The Strategy and Dynamics of Migration -- Not Your Typical Snowbird: The Loon's Winter Ecology -- Saving the Loons We Love: Conservation Threats -- Loon Watch: Adapting to a Changing World. |
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"The nature of the common loon, from biology to behavior, from one of the world's foremost observers of the revered waterbird"-- |
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