Penguins : Natural History and Conservation / / edited by Pablo Garcia Borboroglu, P. Dee Boersma
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| Titolo: |
Penguins : Natural History and Conservation / / edited by Pablo Garcia Borboroglu, P. Dee Boersma
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| Pubblicazione: | Boston, Massachusetts : , : Credo Reference, , 2016 |
| ©2016 | |
| Edizione: | [Enhanced Credo edition]. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (337 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 598.47 |
| Soggetto topico: | Penguins |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Persona (resp. second.): | BoersmaP. Dee <1946-> |
| BorborogluPablo Garcia | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Global Penguin Society -- Introduction -- I. Large penguins genus aptenodytes: 1. King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus); 2. Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) -- II. Brush-tailed penguins genus pygoscelis: 3. Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae); 4. Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica); 5. Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) -- III. Yellow-eyed penguin genus megadyptes: 6. Yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) -- IV. Crested penguins genus eudyptes: 7. Southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome); 8. Northern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi); 9. Erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri); 10. Fiordland penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus); 11. Snares penguin (Eudyptes robustus); 12. Macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) and Royal 1enguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) -- V. Banded penguins genus spheniscus: 13. African penguin (Spheniscus demersus); 14. Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus); 15. Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti); 16. Galápagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) -- VI. Little (or blue) penguin genus eudyptula: 17. Little penguin (Eudyptula minor) -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This timely book presents the most current knowledge on each of the eighteen penguin species - from the majestic emperor penguins of the Antarctic to the tiny blue penguins of New Zealand and Australia, from the northern rockhopper penguins of the South Atlantic and Indian oceans to the Galapagos penguins of the equator - written by the leading experts in the field. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Penguins |
| ISBN: | 1-78539-769-9 |
| 0-295-99906-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910460503903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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