Stray feathers [[electronic resource] ] : reflections on the structure, behaviour and evolution of birds / / Penny Olsen & Leo Joseph
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Olsen Penny <1949->
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| Titolo: |
Stray feathers [[electronic resource] ] : reflections on the structure, behaviour and evolution of birds / / Penny Olsen & Leo Joseph
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| Pubblicazione: | Collingwood, Vic., : CSIRO Pub., 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (287 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 598.2 |
| Soggetto topico: | Birds - Anatomy |
| Birds | |
| Birds - Behavior | |
| Ornithology | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
JosephLeo
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| Note generali: | Logos of: CSIRO and Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) at foot of title page. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-286). |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Foreword; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: watching birds; Anatomy and physiology; The senses; Giving voice; Tongues talking; Plumage; Getting around; Finding and handling food; Optimising foraging and feeding; Reducing competition; Using 'tools'; Communicating; Quality vs quantity; Courtship; Nests; Parental care; Chicks: behaving badly; behaving well; Living together: same species; Living together: different species; Wrapping up; Further reading |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Superbly illustrated with black and white drawings of a range of birds, Stray Feathers showcases some of the remarkable adaptations of Australian birds. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Stray feathers |
| ISBN: | 1-283-15727-6 |
| 9786613157270 | |
| 0-643-10344-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910461264403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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