Ratites and Tinamous - Tinamidae, Rheidae, Dromaiidae, Casuariidae, Apterygidae,

Zusatztext The introductory chapters contain some fascinating pieces of information. Klappentext The book covers the evolution, biology and natural history of the group of flightless birds that includes ostriches, emus, cassowaries and kiwis - the Ratites and their relatives, the Tinamous. It reviews the scientific studies that have been made of their ecology, behaviour, physiology, husbandry, evolution, mythology and conservation. Each of the 55 species is described in detail, with maps of the present known distribution, accounts of their food and nesting habits, calls, field identification, habitat and relationship with humans, including farming. It is the first such comprehensive account of the groups since 1877, and the first to bring together comprehensive information about the tinamous, a little known bird of the Americas. Zusammenfassung Contains a description of the natural history and biology of the Ratites and Tinamous - the group of flightless birds that includes ostriches, emus, cassowaries and kiwis. Each species is treated in turn, with seven introductory chapters and full colour illustrations of 55 species, as well as over 50 line drawings.

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• Autori: Michael J. Bamford, Michael. J Bamford, Michael. J. Bamford, Mike Bamford, S. J. J. F. Davies, Stephen Davies, Stephen Bamford Davies, Stephen J. Davies, Davies Stephen, Danika Loomes, Loomes Danika
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 25.04.2002
• EAN: 9780198549963
• ISBN: 978-0-19-854996-3
• Pagine: 360
• Serie: Bird Families of the World; Bird Families of the World S.; Bird Families of the World
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Ornithology, Zoology: birds (ornithology), Birds (ornithology), Animal Ecology, Zoology and animal sciences