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Stray feathers
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ISBN: 0643103457 1283157276 9786613157270 0643103449 9780643103443 9780643103450 9781283157278 9780643094932 0643094938 6613157279 Year: 2011 Publisher: Collingwood, Vic. CSIRO Pub.

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Superbly illustrated with black and white drawings of a range of birds, Stray Feathers showcases some of the remarkable adaptations of Australian birds.

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Birds --- Birds. --- Ornithology. --- Anatomy. --- Behavior.


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Epidemiology and zoonotic impact of Chlamydia psittaci
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ISBN: 9789059894273 Year: 2011

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In the field, among the feathered
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ISBN: 0190254378 1283349043 9786613349040 0199838127 0199734593 9781283349048 9780190254377 0199912696 9780199838127 9780199734597 Year: 2011 Publisher: New York Oxford University Press

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America is a nation of ardent, knowledgeable birdwatchers. But how did it become so? And what role did the field guide play in our passion for spotting, watching, and describing birds? In the Field, Among the Feathered tells the history of field guides to birds in America from the Victorian era to the present, relating changes in the guides to shifts in science, the craft of field identification, and new technologies for the mass reproduction of images. Drawing on his experience as a passionate birder and on a wealth of archival research, Thomas Dunlap shows how the twin pursuits of recreation


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Hormones and reproduction of vertebrates.
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ISBN: 1283101246 9786613101242 0080958052 0123749298 9780123749291 9780080958057 Year: 2011 Publisher: Amsterdam Boston Academic

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This series of volumes represents a comprehensive and integrated treatment of reproduction in vertebrates from fishes of all sorts through mammals. It is designed to provide a readable, coordinated description of reproductive basics in each group of vertebrates as well as an introduction to the latest trends in reproductive research and our understanding of reproductive events. Whereas each chapter and each volume is intended to stand alone as a review of that topic or vertebrate group, respectively, the volumes are prepared so as to provide a thorough topical treatment across the vertebrates.


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Greater Sage-Grouse
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ISBN: 1283277808 9786613277800 0520948688 9780520948686 9781283277808 6613277800 9780520267114 0520267117 Year: 2011 Publisher: Berkeley, Calif. London, England University of California Press

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Admired for its elaborate breeding displays and treasured as a game bird, the Greater Sage-Grouse is a charismatic symbol of the broad open spaces in western North America. Unfortunately these birds have declined across much of their range-which stretches across 11 western states and reaches into Canada-mostly due to loss of critical sagebrush habitat. Today the Greater Sage-Grouse is at the center of a complex conservation challenge. This multifaceted volume, an important foundation for developing conservation strategies and actions, provides a comprehensive synthesis of scientific information on the biology and ecology of the Greater Sage-Grouse. Bringing together the experience of thirty-eight researchers, it describes the bird's population trends, its sagebrush habitat, and potential limitations to conservation, including the effects of rangeland fire, climate change, invasive plants, disease, and land uses such as energy development, grazing, and agriculture.


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Ecology, conservation, and management of grouse
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ISBN: 1283320762 9786613320766 0520950577 9780520950573 9781283320764 6613320765 9780520270060 0520270061 Year: 2011 Publisher: Berkeley University of California Press

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Grouse-an ecologically important group of birds that include capercaillie, prairie chickens, and ptarmigan-are distributed throughout the forests, grasslands, and tundra of Europe, Asia, and North America. Today, many grouse populations are in decline, and the conservation and management of these charismatic birds is becoming a global concern. This volume summarizes current knowledge of grouse biology in 25 chapters contributed by 80 researchers from field studies around the world. Organized in four sections-Spatial Ecology, Habitat Relationships, Population Biology, and Conservation and Management-the chapters offer important insights into spatial requirements, movements, and demography of grouse. Much of the research employs emerging tools in ecology that span biogeochemistry, molecular genetics, endocrinology, radio-telemetry, and remote sensing. The chapters explore topics including the impacts of climate change, energy development, and harvest, and give new evidence for life-history changes in response to human activities.


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Population demography of northern spotted owls
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ISBN: 1283278626 9786613278623 0520950593 9780520950597 9781283278621 9780520270084 0520270088 6613278629 Year: 2011 Publisher: Berkeley University of California Press

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The Northern Spotted Owl, a threatened species that occurs in coniferous forests in the western United States, has become a well-known environmental symbol. But how is the owl actually faring? This book contains the results of a long-term effort by a large group of leading researchers to document population trends of the Northern Spotted Owl. The study was conducted on 11 areas in the Pacific Northwest from 1985 to 2008, and its objectives were both to evaluate population trends and to assess relationships between reproductive rates and recruitment of owls and covariates such as weather, habitat, and the invasion of a closely related species, the Barred Owl. Among other findings, the study shows that fecundity was declining in five populations, stable in three, and increasing in three areas. Annual apparent survival rates of adults were declining in 10 out of 11 areas. This broad, synthetic work provides the most complete and up-to-date picture of the population status of this inconspicuous forest owl, which is at the center of the complex and often volatile debate regarding the management of forest lands in the western United States. Researchers: Steven H. Ackers Lawrence S. Andrews David R. Anderson Robert G. Anthony Brian L. Biswell Kenneth P. Burnham Peter C. Carlson Raymond J. Davis Lowell V. Diller Katie M. Dugger Eric D. Forsman Alan B. Franklin Elizabeth M. Glenn Scott A. Gremel Dale R. Herter J. Mark Higley James E. Hines Robert B. Horn Joseph B. Lint James D. Nichols Janice A. Reid James P. Schaberl Carl J. Schwarz Thomas J. Snetsinger Stan G. Sovern Gary C. White


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Boreal Birds of North America
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ISBN: 1283289547 9786613289544 0520950585 9780520950580 0520271009 9780520271005 9781283289542 661328954X Year: 2011 Publisher: Berkeley [Calif.] University of California Press

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Reaching from interior Alaska across Canada to Labrador and Newfoundland, North America's boreal forest is the largest wilderness area left on the planet. It is critical habitat for billions of birds; more than 300 species regularly breed there. After the breeding season, many boreal birds migrate to seasonal habitats across the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. This volume brings together new research on boreal bird biology and conservation. It highlights the importance of the region to the global avifauna and to the connectivity between the boreal forest and ecoregions throughout the Americas. The contributions showcase a unique set of perspectives on the migration, wintering ecology, and conservation of bird communities that are tied to the boreal forest in ways that may not have been previously considered.


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Winged sentinels
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ISBN: 9781139205894 1139205897 9781139150026 1139150022 9780521126823 0521126827 9781139202916 1139199307 1107222761 6613579165 1280484187 9786613579164 1139205102 113920291X 1139201506 1139204327 9781139199308 9781107222762 9781280484186 9781139205108 9781139201506 9781139204323 Year: 2011 Publisher: Port Melbourne, Vic. New York Cambridge University Press

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'The ability of the birds to show us the consequences of our own actions is among their most important and least appreciated attributes. Despite the free advice of the birds, we do not pay attention', said Marjory Stoneman Douglas in 1947. From ice-dependent penguins of Antarctica to songbirds that migrate across the Sahara, birds' responses provide early warning signs of the impact of climate change. Winged Sentinels: Birds and Climate Change uses colourful examples to show how particular groups of birds face heightened threats from climate change and to explore how we can help birds adapt in a warming world. Generously illustrated with colour photographs, the book is a fascinating insight into what climate change means for birds, and the potential consequences of ignoring these warning signs.


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Avian Architecture
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ISBN: 9781400838318 1283519240 9786613831699 1400838312 Year: 2011 Publisher: Princeton, NJ

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Birds are the most consistently inventive builders, and their nests set the bar for functional design in nature. Avian Architecture describes how birds design, engineer, and build their nests, deconstructing all types of nests found around the world using architectural blueprints and detailed descriptions of the construction processes and engineering techniques birds use. This spectacularly illustrated book features 300 full-color images and more than 35 case studies that profile key species worldwide. Each chapter covers a different type of nest, from tunnel nests and mound nests to floating nests, hanging nests, woven nests, and even multiple-nest avian cities. Other kinds of avian construction--such as bowers and harvest wells--are also featured. Avian Architecture includes intricate step-by-step sequences, visual spreads on nest-building materials and methods, and insightful commentary by a leading expert. Illustrates how birds around the world design, engineer, and build their nests Features architectural blueprints, step-by-step sequences, visual spreads on nest-building materials and methods, and expert commentary Includes 300 full-color images Covers more than 100 bird species worldwide

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Birds. --- Birds - Behavior. --- Birds -- Behavior. --- Birds - Nests. --- Birds -- Nests -- Pictorial works. --- Birds -- Nests. --- Nest building. --- Birds --- Nest building --- Zoology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Vertebrates --- Nests --- Behavior --- Acorn woodpecker. --- American flamingo. --- American robin. --- Arctic tern. --- Baltimore oriole. --- Barn swallow. --- Bee-eater. --- Bird nest. --- Bird. --- Black wheatear. --- Bowerbird. --- Breeding pair. --- Brood (honey bee). --- Burrowing owl. --- Carrion crow. --- Case study. --- Columbidae. --- Common chaffinch. --- Common eider. --- Common tailorbird. --- Common wood pigeon. --- Corvidae. --- Courtship. --- Cowbird. --- Edible bird's nest. --- Edible-nest swiftlet. --- Editing. --- Egg as food. --- Eurasian bittern. --- European bee-eater. --- European robin. --- Ficus. --- Firewood. --- Fledge. --- Flight feather. --- Food storage. --- Galliformes. --- Goose. --- Grackle. --- Granary. --- Great tit. --- Hamerkop. --- Hanging (meat). --- Honeyeater. --- Hornbill. --- Horned coot. --- House sparrow. --- Hummingbird. --- Icterid. --- Illustration. --- Infestation. --- Insect. --- Killdeer. --- Leaf warbler. --- Lyrebird. --- Magpie goose. --- Magpie-lark. --- Malleefowl. --- Mammal. --- Mangrove. --- Mating. --- Megapode. --- Monk parakeet. --- Nest box. --- Nest. --- Old World warbler. --- Opuntia. --- Oropendola. --- Ovenbird (family). --- Parakeet. --- Parasitism. --- Passerine. --- Plumage. --- Precocial. --- Predation. --- Rainforest. --- Ruby-throated hummingbird. --- Sapsucker. --- Satin bowerbird. --- Shrub. --- Song thrush. --- Songbird. --- Sparrow. --- Spider silk. --- Spider web. --- Stork. --- Swiftlet. --- Tailorbird. --- Tit (bird). --- Tooth-billed bowerbird. --- Trogon. --- Vegetation. --- Vogelkop bowerbird. --- Wader. --- Warbler. --- Western rock nuthatch. --- White stork. --- Winter wren. --- Wood warbler. --- Woodpecker. --- Building, Nest --- Building nests --- Construction, Nest --- Nest construction --- Nesting (Animal behavior) --- Nesting behavior --- Nidification --- Animal behavior --- Aves --- Avian fauna --- Avifauna --- Wild birds --- Amniotes --- Ornithology --- Construction --- Eggs and nests --- Nests. --- Behavior.

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