Owls - Clever Survivors / / edited by Heimo Mikkola

• Pubblicazione: London : , : IntechOpen, , 2023
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (174 pages)
• Disciplina: 598.97
• Soggetto topico: Animal behaviour; Owls4xBehavior
• Persona (resp. second.): MikkolaHeimo
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Designed for Darkness: The Unique Physiology and Anatomy of Owls -- 2. What Do We Know about the Diet of Ecuadorian Owls? -- 3. The Vocal Activity of Twelve African Owl Species -- 4. Qualitative and Quantitative Changes in a Guild of Forest Owls: Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum), Ural Owl (Strix uralensis), Tawny Owl (Strix aluco), Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) at Kamenný Hrb - Bankov Site in Volovské Mountains Near Košice Town, Eas -- 5. Owls (Strigiformes Wagler, 1830) in Bulgaria: Past and Present (A Review of the Fossil Record and Present Status of Recorded Species) -- 6. Queens of the Night, the Owls of Iraq and Syria - Species, Current Distribution, and Conservation Status -- 7. Owls Used as Food and Medicine and for Witchcraft in Africa.
• Sommario/riassunto: Owls are one of the most fascinating bird families. They have inspired much folklore and superstition worldwide. This book discusses this nocturnal species and their unique physiology and anatomy. It includes owl studies from countries including Bulgaria, Ecuador, Iraq, Slovakia, Syria, and Africa.
• Titolo autorizzato: Owls - Clever Survivors
• ISBN: 1-80355-391-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Francese
• Record Nr.: 9910727291003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II