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Auks At Sea
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language : en
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Release Date : 1990
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The Auks
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Author : Anthony J. Gaston
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1998
The Auks written by Anthony J. Gaston and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Literary Criticism categories.
The auks are marine birds widespread in the cooler parts of northern seas. Often regarded as the northern hemisphere's counterparts to penguins, they are accomplished underwater swimmers, able to dive to great depths. Among bird families, they exhibit an unusual degree of variability in their breeding sites, which range from old-growth, temperate forests to barren sea-cliffs and rocky outcrops among mountain glaciers. Chick development is equally variable: in some species chicks leave for the sea soon after hatching, while in others they grow to full size at the nest site. This diversity of behavior makes the auks an excellent subject for the study of adaptation. The authors, who have extensive field experience with auks, provide descriptions of the major features of the family and an engaging discussion of the adaptive significance of various traits. Part I contains general chapters on auk evolution, ecology, behavior, chick development, populations, and conservation. These chapters are illustrated with black-and-white drawings, summary graphs and tables. Part II follows with the twenty-three species accounts, giving comprehensive information on the birds in their natural state, including distribution maps. All species are illustrated in color, in superb plates by Ian Lewington especially commissioned for this volume. The Auks is part of Oxford's multi-volume Bird Families of the World, a new series of handbooks for professional scientists and amateur ornithologists. Each volume gives a comprehensive synthesis of current knowledge on one bird family or several related families; the complete series will be the definitive source for information on species of birds.
Auks At Sea
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Author : Pacific Seabird Group. International Symposium
language : en
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Release Date : 1990
Auks At Sea written by Pacific Seabird Group. International Symposium and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Alcidae categories.
The Great Auk
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Author : Allan W. Eckert
language : en
Publisher: New American Library of Canada
Release Date : 1965
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The Great Auk
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Author : Errol Fuller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
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Garefowls, Penguins of the North, Riesenalks, Apponaths, Great Auks - all of these were names for a sea bird whose extinction was entirely the work of humankind. The birds' existence ended on the morning of the third day of June 1844, when the last two recorded great auks were killed by three fishermen on the island of Eldey. a few miles south of Iceland in the North Atlantic Ocean. For thousands of years, until not so long before that fateful day, great auks swam the Atlantic in their millions and flocked to their breeding grounds from Newfoundland in the west, to Iceland and the Outer Hebrides in the east. Whole colonies at a time were hunted to death for their meat, feathers, and fat by sailors and fishermen from Europe and the Americas. Since the total vanishing of the species, the great auk has become an icon of extinction, alongside the dodo, the passenger pigeon, and the moa. More highly prized as a trophy than any other extinct bird, all its attributes - from its eggs to the oral history of its demise - were until fairly recently, voraciously collected. Its protean appearance in almost every artistic and visual form, from cigarette boxes to bronze and marble statues, has immortalised one of the most tragic man-made extinctions. The Great Auk: The Extinction of the Original Penguin tells this tale of destruction and of what we, as a species, do to the world around us. Errol Fuller is a world-renowned authority on extinct birds and the author of many books concerned with extinction and conservation,"
Great Auk Islands A Field Biologist In The Arctic
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Author : Tim Birkhead
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2010-10-30
Great Auk Islands A Field Biologist In The Arctic written by Tim Birkhead and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-30 with Nature categories.
The story of the author's research expeditions in the Canadian Arctic, this book is for professional and amateur ornithologists, students in ecology and animal behaviour. The Arctic is one of the world's last great wildernesses: a place of outstanding beauty, history and extraordinary wildlife in which seabirds form an important component of a rich, marine environment. Like many other remote regions, it is under threat from human activities, but to protect it we need to understand it. That understanding can come only through scientific research and the central threat of this book is to examine how such research is actually done. It describes the business of conducting biological studies on seabirds in remote parts of eastern Canada. Several themes are engagingly interwoven: the sheer beauty of the Arctic environment, the intriguing biology of its wildlife, and the discovery and exploitation of enormous seabird colonies, including the destruction of the Great Auk. Tim Birkhead describes in personal detail the different facets of research and brings to life both the difficulties and the excitement of working in the Arctic. What is it like setting up a camp for four months on a remote and uninhabited island not far from the North Pole? How does it feel to commute daily by inflatable boat amidst icebergs to study-areas located on towering cliffs, set between ice-blue glaciers? What do you do when a Polar bear decides that you have invaded its Arctic home? Why are the seabird colonies in the high Arctic so enormous? What do we know about lifestyle of the extinct Great Auk? In 1992 Canada's legendary cod fishery was finally destroyed - what are the consequences of this for other wildlife? These are just a few of the questions dealt with in this book. Our future as a species depends upon science and the understanding it brings of the world we live in. The work of scientists often appears obscure, but in this book, Tim Birkhead has used his experience of seven summers in the Arctic to write an accessible and straightforward account of how research is actually done in the field. The text is enriched by David Quinn's illustrations, and by numerous photographs in both black and white, and colour.
Finding Your Way Without Map Or Compass
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Author : Harold Gatty
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2013-06-03
Finding Your Way Without Map Or Compass written by Harold Gatty and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-03 with Travel categories.
Useful, instructive manual shows would-be explorers, hikers, bikers, scouts, sailors, and survivalists how to find their way outdoors by observing animals, weather patterns, shifting sands, and other elements of nature.
The Great Auk Or Garefowl
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Author : Symington Grieve
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2015-03-05
The Great Auk Or Garefowl written by Symington Grieve and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-05 with Nature categories.
This 1885 work collects together information on the extinct great auk, including its distribution, various names, and physical remains.
The Great Auk Or Garefowl Alca Impennis Linn
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Author : Symington Grieve
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1885
The Great Auk Or Garefowl Alca Impennis Linn written by Symington Grieve and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1885 with Auks categories.
On The Recent Visitation Of The Little Auk Mergulus Alle To Scotland
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Author : William Eagle Clarke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
On The Recent Visitation Of The Little Auk Mergulus Alle To Scotland written by William Eagle Clarke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1895 with categories.
