Author: Richard R. Olendorff
Publisher:
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Category : Birds of prey
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
An Extensive Bibliography on Falconry, Eagles, Hawks, Falcons, and Other Diurnal Birds of Prey
Author: Richard R. Olendorff
Publisher:
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Category : Birds of prey
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds of prey
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The Tropical Deciduous Forest of Alamos
Author: Robert H. Robichaux
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816552479
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Only a day's drive south of the U.S.-Mexico border, a tropical deciduous forest opens up a world of exotic trees and birds that most people associate with tropical forests of more southerly latitudes. Like many such forests around the world, this diverse ecosystem is highly threatened, especially by large-scale agricultural interests that are razing it in order to plant grass for cattle. This book introduces the tropical deciduous forest of the Alamos region of Sonora, describing its biodiversity and the current threats to its existence. The book's contributors present the most up-to-date scientific knowledge of this threatened ecosystem. They review the natural history and ecology of its flora and fauna and explore how native peoples use the forest's many resources. Included in the book's coverage is a comprehensive plant list for the Río Cuchujaqui area that well illustrates the diversity of the forest. Other contributions examine tree species used by Mayo Indians and the numerous varieties of domesticated plants that have been developed over the centuries by the Mayos and other indigenous peoples. Also examined are the diversity and distribution of reptiles, amphibians, mammals, and birds in the region. The Tropical Deciduous Forest of Alamos provides critical information about a globally important biome. It complements other studies of similar forests and allows a better understanding of a diverse but vanishing ecosystem.
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816552479
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Only a day's drive south of the U.S.-Mexico border, a tropical deciduous forest opens up a world of exotic trees and birds that most people associate with tropical forests of more southerly latitudes. Like many such forests around the world, this diverse ecosystem is highly threatened, especially by large-scale agricultural interests that are razing it in order to plant grass for cattle. This book introduces the tropical deciduous forest of the Alamos region of Sonora, describing its biodiversity and the current threats to its existence. The book's contributors present the most up-to-date scientific knowledge of this threatened ecosystem. They review the natural history and ecology of its flora and fauna and explore how native peoples use the forest's many resources. Included in the book's coverage is a comprehensive plant list for the Río Cuchujaqui area that well illustrates the diversity of the forest. Other contributions examine tree species used by Mayo Indians and the numerous varieties of domesticated plants that have been developed over the centuries by the Mayos and other indigenous peoples. Also examined are the diversity and distribution of reptiles, amphibians, mammals, and birds in the region. The Tropical Deciduous Forest of Alamos provides critical information about a globally important biome. It complements other studies of similar forests and allows a better understanding of a diverse but vanishing ecosystem.
The Imperial and Asiatic Quarterly Review and Oriental and Colonial Record
Author:
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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 906
Book Description
Beginning Apr. 1895, includes the Proceedings of the East India Association.
Publisher:
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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 906
Book Description
Beginning Apr. 1895, includes the Proceedings of the East India Association.
Neotropical Birds of Prey
Author: David Whitacre
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 0801466113
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 431
Book Description
Until recently, surprisingly little has been known about the biology and behavior of tropical forest raptors, including such basic aspects as diets, breeding biology, habitat requirements, and population ecology, information critical to the development of conservation efforts. The Peregrine Fund conducted a significant eight-year-long research program on the raptor species, including owls, in Tikal National Park in Guatemala to learn more about Neotropical birds of prey. Impressive and unprecedented in scale, this pioneering research also involved the development of new methods for detecting, enumerating, and studying these magnificent but often elusive birds in their forest home. Beautifully illustrated with photographs of previously little-known species, the resulting book is the most important single source for information on the lowland tropical forest raptor species found in Central America.Neotropical Birds of Prey covers twenty specific species in depth, including the Ornate Hawk-Eagle, the Barred Forest-Falcon, the Bat Falcon, and the Mexican Wood Owl, offering thorough synopses of all current knowledge regarding breeding biology and behavior, diet, habitat use, and spatial needs. Contributors to this landmark work also show how the populations fit together as a community with overlapping habitat and prey needs that can put them in competition with reptiles and mammalian carnivores as well, yet differ from one another in their nesting or feeding behaviors and population dynamics. The work's substantive original data offer interesting comparisons between tropical and temperate zone species, and provide a basis for establishing conservation measures based on firsthand research. Making available for the first time new data on the biology, ecology, behavior, and conservation of the majestic owls and raptors of the New World tropics, this book will appeal to a wide ornithological readership, especially the many raptor enthusiasts around the world.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 0801466113
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 431
Book Description
Until recently, surprisingly little has been known about the biology and behavior of tropical forest raptors, including such basic aspects as diets, breeding biology, habitat requirements, and population ecology, information critical to the development of conservation efforts. The Peregrine Fund conducted a significant eight-year-long research program on the raptor species, including owls, in Tikal National Park in Guatemala to learn more about Neotropical birds of prey. Impressive and unprecedented in scale, this pioneering research also involved the development of new methods for detecting, enumerating, and studying these magnificent but often elusive birds in their forest home. Beautifully illustrated with photographs of previously little-known species, the resulting book is the most important single source for information on the lowland tropical forest raptor species found in Central America.Neotropical Birds of Prey covers twenty specific species in depth, including the Ornate Hawk-Eagle, the Barred Forest-Falcon, the Bat Falcon, and the Mexican Wood Owl, offering thorough synopses of all current knowledge regarding breeding biology and behavior, diet, habitat use, and spatial needs. Contributors to this landmark work also show how the populations fit together as a community with overlapping habitat and prey needs that can put them in competition with reptiles and mammalian carnivores as well, yet differ from one another in their nesting or feeding behaviors and population dynamics. The work's substantive original data offer interesting comparisons between tropical and temperate zone species, and provide a basis for establishing conservation measures based on firsthand research. Making available for the first time new data on the biology, ecology, behavior, and conservation of the majestic owls and raptors of the New World tropics, this book will appeal to a wide ornithological readership, especially the many raptor enthusiasts around the world.
BIRDS TO WATCH PB
Author: N. J. Collar
Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Wildlife Abstracts
Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publisher:
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Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 732
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 732
Book Description
Colorado River Interim Surplus Criteria
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Bel Marin Keys Unit 5
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Asiatic Review
Author:
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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 908
Book Description
Beginning in 1895, includes the Proceedings of the East India Association.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 908
Book Description
Beginning in 1895, includes the Proceedings of the East India Association.
Behavior, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice Ebook
Author: Marion Desmarchelier
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323733484
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, guest edited by Dr. Marion R. Desmarchelier, focuses on Behavior. This is one of three issues each year selected by the series consulting editor, Dr. Jörg Mayer. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Behavior modifications for the exotic pet practitioner, Psychopharmacology for the exotic pet practitioner, Ferret behavior medicine, Rabbit behavior medicine, Pot-bellied pig behavior medicine, Abnormal repetitive behaviors and self-mutilations in small mammals, Medical causes of feather damaging behavior, Avian behavior consultation for the exotic pet practitioner, Bird of Prey behavior for the avian practitioner, Clinical reptile behavior, Amphibian behavior for the exotic pet practitioner, Fish behavior for the exotic pet practitioner, Invertebrate behavior for the exotic pet practitioner, and Non-human primate clinical behavior
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323733484
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, guest edited by Dr. Marion R. Desmarchelier, focuses on Behavior. This is one of three issues each year selected by the series consulting editor, Dr. Jörg Mayer. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Behavior modifications for the exotic pet practitioner, Psychopharmacology for the exotic pet practitioner, Ferret behavior medicine, Rabbit behavior medicine, Pot-bellied pig behavior medicine, Abnormal repetitive behaviors and self-mutilations in small mammals, Medical causes of feather damaging behavior, Avian behavior consultation for the exotic pet practitioner, Bird of Prey behavior for the avian practitioner, Clinical reptile behavior, Amphibian behavior for the exotic pet practitioner, Fish behavior for the exotic pet practitioner, Invertebrate behavior for the exotic pet practitioner, and Non-human primate clinical behavior