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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813495703321

Autore

Bildstein Keith L.

Titolo

Vultures of the world : essential ecology and conservation / / Keith L. Bildstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ithaca, New York : , : Comstock Publishing Associates, , [2022]

©2022

ISBN

1-5017-6503-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 pages)

Disciplina

598.92

Soggetti

Vultures - Ecology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : Origins and Evolution of Vultures -- Essential Ecology of Scavengers -- Species Descriptions and Life Histories -- Pair Formation and Reproduction -- Food Finding and Feeding Behavior -- Movement Behavior -- Social Behavior -- Vultures and People -- Appendix : Scientific Names of Vultures and Condors, and Other Birds, and Scientific Names of Other Animals Cited in the Text -- Glossary.

Sommario/riassunto

"This book contains descriptions of the ecology of the world's twenty-three species of vultures and condors, including their conservation status"--