LEADER 03942nam 2200709 450 001 9910820066103321 005 20120127153724.0 010 $a1-4725-9752-4 010 $a1-4081-5233-9 010 $a1-283-29429-X 010 $a9786613294296 010 $a1-4081-5234-7 024 7 $a10.5040/9781472597526 035 $a(CKB)2550000000048792 035 $a(EBL)773604 035 $a(OCoLC)754582382 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000600857 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12272429 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000600857 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10617380 035 $a(PQKB)10061818 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC773604 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6159679 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL773604 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL329429 035 $a(OCoLC)1197076660 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09257853 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC833578 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL833578 035 $a(OCoLC)779827136 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6159679 035 $a(OCoLC)1150169390 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000048792 100 $a20111018d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Kittiwake /$fJohn C. Coulson ; illustrated by Robert Greenhalf 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon :$cT. & AD Poyser,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (313 p.) 225 1 $aPoyser Monographs 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4081-0966-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [281]-297) and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Kittiwake feeding methods and food; 3 Winter oceanic distribution and reoccupation of the colony; 4 Pre- breeding, nesting and nest building; 5 Eggs, clutch size and incubation; 6 Chicks, growth, fledging, productivity and desertion of the colony; 7 Weights of kittiwakes during breeding; 8 Factors affecting individuals within a colony; 9 Long- term changes in individual colonies; 10 Kittiwake survival rates, longevity and causes of mortality; 11 Colonies, recruitment and population trends; 12 Primary moult in the kittiwake 327 $a13 Kittiwakes and humansAppendix 1: The history and methods used at the North Shields colony; Appendix 2: Age of pairs of kittiwakes at North Shields; Appendix 3: Annual variation in productivity of kittiwakes; Appendix 4: Data relating to the effect of position in the colony and age; Appendix 5: List of scientific names of species mentioned in the text; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W; Y; Colour Picture Section 330 $a"Returning to its breeding sites in the spring after a winter spent far out at sea, the Kittiwake is a familiar sight around the coasts of Britain and Europe. A pale, medium-sized gull with a 'gentle' expression and bright yellow bill, the Kittiwake has been the subject of behavioural research since the late 1950s - one of the longest running studies in the world. In this Poyser Monograph, John Coulson summarises these decades of research, revealing amazing insights into the life of these gulls, with wider implications for the behavioural ecology of all colonial birds. There are sections on life at sea, nest-site selection, breeding biology, feeding ecology, colony dynamics, moult, survivorship and conservation. This book is essential for academics working on colonial species, and is also of great interest to birders who want to learn more about these elegant cliff-dwelling birds."--Bloomsbury Publishing. 410 0$aPoyser Monographs 606 $aKittiwakes 606 $2Birds (ornithology) 615 0$aKittiwakes. 676 $a598.338 700 $aCoulson$b John$g(John C.)$0761611 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820066103321 996 $aThe Kittiwake$93957177 997 $aUNINA