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Author : Roger Tory Peterson
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0395921384
Covers 542 species of birds, emphasizing distinguishing characteristics visible in the field.
Author : Texas. Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1945
Category : Birds
ISBN : UOM:39015082581441
Author : Leonard A. Brennan,Damon L. Williford,Bart M. Ballard,William P. Kuvlesky,Eric D. Grahmann,Stephen J. DeMaso
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781623494988
Authored by some of the state’s top wildlife scientists, The Upland and Webless Migratory Game Birds of Texas presents the most up-to-date and comprehensive information covering twenty-one species of game birds. Ranging from the most well-known, like the Wild Turkey and Mourning Dove, to the marsh-loving rails and other more elusive species, these birds have widespread appeal among both hunters and birders and underscore the diverse challenges facing wildlife scientists, land managers, and conservationists in Texas today. From cultural significance to taxonomy and evolutionary history, this volume provides a wealth of background information on these species. Additionally, the book offers illustrated species accounts, detailed range maps, and information about habitat and management requirements, hunting regulations, and research priorities. Readers will gain a deeper understanding of these game birds and the array of terrestrial and wetland landscapes key to their survival. This will serve as a convenient and thorough reference volume for wildlife biologists and enthusiasts, as well as landowners and hunters.
Author : David J. Schmidly,Robert D. Bradley
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781477310038
From reviews of previous editions: "This is the standard reference about Texas mammals." —Wildlife Activist "A must for anyone seriously interested in the wildlife of Texas." —Texas Outdoor Writers Association News "[This book] easily fills the role of both a field guide and a desk reference, and is written in a style that appeals to the professional biologist and amateur naturalist alike. . . . [It] should prove useful to anyone with an interest in the mammal fauna of Texas or the southern Great Plains." —Prairie Naturalist The Mammals of Texas has been the standard reference since the first edition was coauthored by William B. Davis and Walter P. Taylor in 1947. Revised several times over the succeeding decades, it remains the most authoritative source of information on the mammalian wildlife of Texas, with physical descriptions and life histories for 202 species, abundant photographs and drawings, and distribution maps. In this new edition, David J. Schmidly is joined by one of the most active researchers on Texas mammals, Robert D. Bradley, to provide a thorough update of the taxonomy, distribution, and natural history of all species of wild mammals that inhabit Texas today. Using the most recent advances in molecular biology and in wildlife ecology and management, the authors include the most current information about the scientific nomenclature, taxonomy, and identification of species, while also covering significant advances in natural history and conservation.
Author : Robin W. Doughty
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0890964165
The author uses letters, journals, and travel accounts to show the early attitudes toward the uses of indigenous birds and mammals of Texas. Surviving on nature's bounty and remorselessly exterminating her threats--wolves, cougars, and other wily critters--settlers exploited Texas' pristine fecundity. Some species benefited from disturbed environments; others were unable to adjust to human presence and disappeared. By the 1880s concern about the diminishing numbers of many preferred species led to enactment of game laws and other efforts to protect and manage wildlife. Today, the author argues, habitat change is the most pressing issue confronting conservationists.
Author : Andrew C. Baker
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780820354149
Foreword / by James C. Giesen -- Introduction : a more rural metropolitan history -- Clearing the backwoods -- Cultivating the fringe -- Damming the hinterlands -- Settling the forest -- Enshrining the countryside -- Conclusion : a tale of two villages.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 902 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Fishing
ISBN : UOM:39015084472169
Author : United States. Department of the Interior. Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 740 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Fisheries
ISBN : IND:30000054694868
Author : United States. General Land Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Natural resources
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122882496
Author : David J. Schmidly
Publisher : Texas Tech University Press
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0896724697
Natural history - Texas, table of contents, index.
Author : Timothy Brush
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781603446167
"Halfway between Dallas and Mexico City, along the last few hundred miles of the Rio Grande, lies a subtropical outpost where people from all over the world come to see birds. Located between the temperate north and the tropic south, with desert to the west and ocean to the east, the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas provides habitat for a variety of birds seen nowhere else in the United States. If you want to see a Hooked-billed Kite, Muscovy Duck, or Altamira Oriole, this is the place." "Drawing on years of personal observation and study, Timothy Brush has written a classic work of natural history about the little-known breeding bird communities of the Valley and the diversity of nesting strategies and behaviors that can be seen. Brush estimates that there are more than 150 current breeding species in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. In Nesting Birds of a Tropical Frontier, he describes the habits, distribution, changes in occurrence, and general outlook of these as well as former breeders, concentrating on Valley specialties and other birds of particular interest in the Valley." "Art by Gerald Sneed and color photographs by several of Texas' top nature photographers show off some of the Valley's famous birds. Historical maps of vegetation and geology help us gain a better perspective on the changes that have taken place along the Rio Grande and on the breeding bird communities of the U.S.-Mexico frontier."--Jacket
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556030200943
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556030210942
Author : Paul Johnsgard
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781609621100
Although the 12 species representing three waterfowl tribes described in this volume are not closely related, they fortuitously provide an instructive example of adaptive evolutionary radiation within the much larger waterfowl lineage (the family Anatidae), especially as to their divergent morphologies, life histories, and social behaviors. The whistling-ducks (Dendrocygna), with three known North American species, are notable for their permanent pair-bonds, extended biparental family care, and strong social cohesion. In contrast, males of the five typical pochards of North American diving ducks (Aythya) establish monogamous pair-bonds that are maintained only long enough to assure that the female's eggs are fertilized. The endpoint of this behavioral gradient, promiscuity or polygyny, exists among at least some of the typical stifftails (Oxyura). Such diverse reproductive strategies have exerted powerful evolutionary influences on interspecies variations in sexual dimorphism, sexual behavior, anatomy, ecology, and other traits. This volume includes more than 63,000 words, plus some 200 maps, photos, drawings, and sketches, and nearly 650 literature citations. It is the last of five volumes that describe all 55 waterfowl species that have been historically documented in North America; collectively, the volumes total over 300,000 words, with nearly 3,000 literature citations, and more than 600 maps, photos, drawings, and sketches.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 718 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Forests and forestry
ISBN : UOM:39015010052408