Texas waterfowl / / William P. Johnson and Mark W. Lockwood

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910814787203321
• Autore: Johnson William P. <1969->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2013
• ISBN: 1-60344-820-9
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (194 p.)
• Collana: W.L. Moody Jr. natural history series ; ; no. 46
• Altri autori (Persone): LockwoodMark
• Disciplina: 598.4/1
• Soggetti: Waterfowl - Texas
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-169) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Abbreviations and map key -- Species accounts -- Tree ducks (Whistling-ducks): Black-bellied whistling-duck -- Fulvous whistling-duck -- Geese: Greater white-fronted goose -- Snow goose -- Ross's goose -- Canada goose and Cackling goose -- Brant -- Swans: Trumpeter swan -- Tundra swan -- Perching ducks: Muscovy duck -- Wood duck -- Dabbling ducks: Gadwall -- Eurasian wigeon -- American wigeon -- American black duck -- Mallard -- Mexican duck -- Mottled duck -- Blue-winged teal -- Cinnamon teal -- Northern shoveler -- White-cheeked pintail -- Northern pintail -- Garganey -- Green-winged teal -- Diving ducks: Canvasback -- Redhead -- Ring-necked duck -- Greater scaup -- Lesser scaup -- Sea ducks: Common eider -- King eider -- Harlequin duck -- Surf scoter -- White-winged scoter -- Black scoter -- Long-tailed duck -- Bufflehead -- Common goldeneye -- Barrow's goldeneye -- Hooded merganser -- Common merganser -- Red-breasted merganser -- Stiff-tailed ducks: Masked duck -- Ruddy duck -- Scientific names of animals and plants occurring in the text.
• Sommario/riassunto: In this beautifully illustrated guide, two practicing wildlife biologists describe the life histories of forty-five species of ducks, geese, and swans that occur in Texas. For common species and those that breed in the state, each account begins with an interesting fact (such as, "Red-breasted Mergansers have been clocked at over 80 mph, the fastest recorded flight speed for a duck . . .") and provides information on Texas distribution and harvest, population status, diet, range and habitats, reproduction, and appearance. Exquisite photographs, ; information