Birds of Paradise - Paradisaeidae

Zusatztext '...this book will stimulate interest in the habits and conservation of these magnificent birds and the paradise in which they live.' Klappentext Birds of paradise have long played a central part in human mythologies and captured the imagination of collectors, scientists, and naturalists - and fashion designers. Birds of Paradise provides the first comprehensive, up-to-date, and scientifically accurate overview of the behaviour, biology, ecology, biogeography, and history of the most ornate and dramatic group of birds on earth. The book is illustrated by 12 superb, specially commissioned colourplates including all 42 species of birds of paradise, original line drawings of many behaviours never before recorded, maps, graphs, sonograms, and photographs. This stunning book will delight ornithologists and naturalists the world over. Zusammenfassung Provides an overview of the behaviour, biology, ecology, biogeography, and history of an ornate group of birds. This book is illustrated by 12 colour plates, including 42 species of birds of paradise, line drawings of many behaviours, maps, graphs, sonograms, and photographs. It is useful for ornithologists and naturalists.

Product details

• Authors: Bruce Beehler, Bruce M. Beehler, Beehler Bruce M., Clifford B. Frith, Frith Clifford B.
• Assisted by: William T. Cooper (Illustration)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.07.1998
• EAN: 9780198548539
• ISBN: 978-0-19-854853-9
• No. of pages: 676
• Dimensions: 195 mm x 255 mm x 41 mm
• Series: Print On Demand; Bird Families of the World; Bird Families of the World S.; Print on Demand; Bird Families of the World
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; NATURE / Animals / Birds, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Ornithology, NATURE / Birdwatching Guides, Zoology: birds (ornithology), Birds (ornithology), Animal behaviour, Wildlife: birds & birdwatching, Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest, Animal Ecology, Ethology and animal behaviour, Zoology and animal sciences