Collins New Naturalist Library

Informationen zum Autor Ian Newton is an ornithologist and applied scientist, and a leading expert on bird ecology and biogeography, specialising in finches, waterfowl and birds of prey, especially the sparrowhawk. He graduated from Bristol University and gained his doctorate in finch behaviour at Oxford, followed by research on bullfinch damage in orchards. He joined the NERC in 1967, initially studying population ecology of geese and finches, followed by the impact of pesticides on birds of prey. He has written two previous New Naturalist volumes, Finches (1972) and Bird Migration (2010). Klappentext In the latest addition to the New Naturalist series, Ian Newton explores bird populations and what causes their fluctuation - food supplies, competitors, predators, parasites, pathogens and human activity. Zusammenfassung In the latest addition to the New Naturalist series! Ian Newton explores bird populations and what causes their fluctuation - food supplies! competitors! predators! parasites! pathogens and human activity.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ian Newton
• Editore: William Collins
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 29.08.2013
• EAN: 9780007429530
• ISBN: 978-0-00-742953-0
• Dimensioni: 155 mm x 222 mm x 42 mm
• Serie: Collins New Naturalist Library; Collins New Naturalist; Collins New Naturalist Library
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Natura > Guide naturalistiche; Saggistica > Natura, tecnica > Natura: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Zoologia