Studies of Mascarene Island Birds

Klappentext This volume presents the scientific results of an expedition to study the endangered birds of the Mascarene Islands in the Indian Ocean. Zusammenfassung First published in 1987! this volume presents the scientific results of an expedition! promoted by the British Ornithologists' Union! to study the endangered birds of the Mascarene Islands in the Indian Ocean. This group of islands is of unique importance to bird conservation and is perhaps best known as the last home of the famous dodo. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction A. W. Diamond and A. S. Cheke; Part I. The Native Avifauna of the Mascarene Islands: 1. An ecological history of the Mascarene Islands, with particular reference to extinctions and introductions of land vertebrates A. S. Cheke; 2. The fossil record G. S. Cowles; 3. Vocalisations of the endemic land-birds of the Mascarene Islands J. F. M. Horne; Part II. The Surviving Native Birds of Mauritius: 4. The ecology of the small land-birds of Mauritius A. S. Cheke; 5. The larger land-birds of Mauritius C. G. Jones; Part III. The Surviving Native Birds of Réunion and Rodrigues: 6. the ecology of the surviving native land-birds of Réunion A. S. Cheke; 7. Notes on the nesting of Procellariformes in Réunion C. Jouanin; 8. Observations on the surviving endemic birds of Rodrigues A. S. Clarke; Part IV. Measurements and Weights: 9. Measurements and weights of the surviving endemic birds of the Mascarenes and their eggs A. S. Cheke and C. G. Jones; References; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony William Diamond
• Assisted by: A. W. Diamond (Editor), Anthony William Diamond (Editor), Diamond Anthony William (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.06.2009
• EAN: 9780521113311
• ISBN: 978-0-521-11331-1
• No. of pages: 468
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, Zoology: birds (ornithology), Zoology & animal sciences, South Indian Ocean Islands