Penguins / / Lloyd S. Davis, Martin Renner ; illustrated with line drawings by Sarah Wroot
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| Autore: |
Davis Lloyd Spencer <1954->
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| Titolo: |
Penguins / / Lloyd S. Davis, Martin Renner ; illustrated with line drawings by Sarah Wroot
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| Pubblicazione: | New Haven : , : Yale University Press, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (363 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 598.47 |
| Soggetto topico: | Penguins |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Persona (resp. second.): | RennerMartin |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [175]-200) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - Penguin evolution: an historical perspective; Chapter 3 - Penguins today; Chapter 4 - Living in two worlds; Chapter 5 - A place to breed; Chapter 6 - Mate selection and courtship; Chapter 7 - Parental investment; Chapter 8 - Moult and migration; Chapter 9 - Conservation; Notes; References; Plates |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "This book looks at the penguins - an enduringly popular and fascinating group of birds. Penguins are assosciated in the public consciousness with the icecap of the south pole, and we are all familiar with images of male Emperor Penguins clustered together through the long night of the Antartic winter as they incubate the single egg on their feet. However, several species occur in warmer regions further north, in southern Africa, South America, Australia, New Zealand and even the Galapagos. All are flightless but are beautifully adapted swimmers and divers, and many are able to travel at high speeds on dry land by means of spectacular leaps and belly-slides. Most species breed in close-knit colonies and exhibit a complex system of social behaviour. This book looks at all aspects of penguin evolution, biology, ecoloy and sociobiology, as well as conservation issues affecting the group. It is illustrated with line drawings and black and white photographs, and has a full-colour photographic section."--Bloomsbury Publishing. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Penguins |
| ISBN: | 1-4725-9680-3 |
| 1-282-72385-5 | |
| 9786612723858 | |
| 1-4081-3330-X | |
| 1-4081-2820-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910460008403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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