Facing extinction : the world's rarest birds and the race to save them / / Paul F. Donald ... [and others]
| Facing extinction : the world's rarest birds and the race to save them / / Paul F. Donald ... [and others] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : T & AD Poyser, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (843 p.) |
| Disciplina | 598.168 |
| Soggetto topico |
Extinct birds
Rare birds - Geographical distribution Rare birds |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4725-9766-4
1-282-96046-6 9786612960468 1-4081-3909-X 1-4081-3908-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. The nature of rarity and the rarity of nature; 2. The distribution and causes of rarity; 3. Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius; 4. Spoon-billed Sandpiper Eurynorhynchus pygmeus; 5. Brazilian Merganser Mergus octosetaceus; 6. Royal Cinclodes Cinclodes aricomae; 7. Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis; 8. Liben Lark Heteromirafra sidamoensis; 9. Yellow-crested Cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea; 10. Rarity and extinction on islands; 11. Stephens Island Wren Xenicus (Traversia) lyalli
12. Tristan Albatross Diomedea dabbenena13. Raso Lark Alauda razae; 14. Po'ouli Melamprosops phaeosoma; 15. Saving the world's rarest birds; 16. Kakapo Strigops habroptila; 17. Asian vultures Gyps bengalensis, G. tenuirostris, G. indicus; 18. Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi; 19. Alagoas Curassow Mitu mitu; 20. Spix's Macaw Cyanopsitta spixii; 21. Madagascar Pochard Aythya innotata; 22. The lost and the found; 23. Gurney's Pitta Pitta gurneyi; 24. Forest Owlet Heteroglaux blewitti; 25. Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris and Eskimo Curlew N. borealis 26. Rarity and extinction in the futureReferences |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458908503321 |
| London : , : T & AD Poyser, , 2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Facing extinction : the world's rarest birds and the race to save them / / Paul F. Donald ... [and others]
| Facing extinction : the world's rarest birds and the race to save them / / Paul F. Donald ... [and others] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : T & AD Poyser, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (843 p.) |
| Disciplina | 598.168 |
| Soggetto topico |
Extinct birds
Rare birds - Geographical distribution Rare birds |
| ISBN |
1-4725-9766-4
1-282-96046-6 9786612960468 1-4081-3909-X 1-4081-3908-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. The nature of rarity and the rarity of nature; 2. The distribution and causes of rarity; 3. Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius; 4. Spoon-billed Sandpiper Eurynorhynchus pygmeus; 5. Brazilian Merganser Mergus octosetaceus; 6. Royal Cinclodes Cinclodes aricomae; 7. Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis; 8. Liben Lark Heteromirafra sidamoensis; 9. Yellow-crested Cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea; 10. Rarity and extinction on islands; 11. Stephens Island Wren Xenicus (Traversia) lyalli
12. Tristan Albatross Diomedea dabbenena13. Raso Lark Alauda razae; 14. Po'ouli Melamprosops phaeosoma; 15. Saving the world's rarest birds; 16. Kakapo Strigops habroptila; 17. Asian vultures Gyps bengalensis, G. tenuirostris, G. indicus; 18. Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi; 19. Alagoas Curassow Mitu mitu; 20. Spix's Macaw Cyanopsitta spixii; 21. Madagascar Pochard Aythya innotata; 22. The lost and the found; 23. Gurney's Pitta Pitta gurneyi; 24. Forest Owlet Heteroglaux blewitti; 25. Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris and Eskimo Curlew N. borealis 26. Rarity and extinction in the futureReferences |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785302403321 |
| London : , : T & AD Poyser, , 2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Facing extinction : the world's rarest birds and the race to save them / / Paul F. Donald ... [and others]
| Facing extinction : the world's rarest birds and the race to save them / / Paul F. Donald ... [and others] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : T & AD Poyser, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (843 p.) |
| Disciplina | 598.168 |
| Soggetto topico |
Extinct birds
Rare birds - Geographical distribution Rare birds |
| ISBN |
1-4725-9766-4
1-282-96046-6 9786612960468 1-4081-3909-X 1-4081-3908-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. The nature of rarity and the rarity of nature; 2. The distribution and causes of rarity; 3. Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius; 4. Spoon-billed Sandpiper Eurynorhynchus pygmeus; 5. Brazilian Merganser Mergus octosetaceus; 6. Royal Cinclodes Cinclodes aricomae; 7. Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis; 8. Liben Lark Heteromirafra sidamoensis; 9. Yellow-crested Cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea; 10. Rarity and extinction on islands; 11. Stephens Island Wren Xenicus (Traversia) lyalli
12. Tristan Albatross Diomedea dabbenena13. Raso Lark Alauda razae; 14. Po'ouli Melamprosops phaeosoma; 15. Saving the world's rarest birds; 16. Kakapo Strigops habroptila; 17. Asian vultures Gyps bengalensis, G. tenuirostris, G. indicus; 18. Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi; 19. Alagoas Curassow Mitu mitu; 20. Spix's Macaw Cyanopsitta spixii; 21. Madagascar Pochard Aythya innotata; 22. The lost and the found; 23. Gurney's Pitta Pitta gurneyi; 24. Forest Owlet Heteroglaux blewitti; 25. Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris and Eskimo Curlew N. borealis 26. Rarity and extinction in the futureReferences |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808636103321 |
| London : , : T & AD Poyser, , 2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Together : a love affair with extinct birds / / B. J. Hollars
| Together : a love affair with extinct birds / / B. J. Hollars |
| Autore | Hollars B. J. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lincoln, [Nebraska] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Nebraska Press, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 598.168 |
| Soggetto topico |
Extinct birds
Birds - Extinction |
| ISBN |
0-8032-9658-4
0-8032-9656-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910154719903321 |
Hollars B. J.
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| Lincoln, [Nebraska] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Nebraska Press, , 2017 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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