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Autore: | Olsen Penny <1949-> |
Titolo: | Stray feathers [[electronic resource] ] : reflections on the structure, behaviour and evolution of birds / / Penny Olsen & Leo Joseph |
Pubblicazione: | Collingwood, Vic., : CSIRO Pub., 2011 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (287 p.) |
Disciplina: | 598.2 |
Soggetto topico: | Birds - Anatomy |
Birds | |
Birds - Behavior | |
Ornithology | |
Altri autori: | JosephLeo |
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: | 0-643-10345-7 |
1-283-15727-6 | |
9786613157270 | |
0-643-10344-9 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910789696103321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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