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Author : Troy E. Corman,Cathryn Wise-Gervais
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0826333796
Examines over 270 species of birds known to breed in Arizona, complete with color photos and nesting and migratory data.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Nature Alberta
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0969613490
Author : Michael Derrick Cadman
Publisher : Bird Studies Canada
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Nature
ISBN : CORNELL:31924108575030
The most authoritative and up-to-date resource on the birds of Ontario.
Author : Jim Burns
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0816526443
Jim Burns' Arizona Birds is a portrayal of the habits and habitats of seventy-five of these unique southwestern species. Birdwatchers new to the game will find a wealth of knowledge on and insight into some familiar favorites, as well as all idea of what it takes to accomplish more uncommon sightings. Veteran birders will appreciate Burns' unique incorporation of natural history and other details beyond the usual taxonomic data and will enjoy reminders of their own triumphs and heartbreaks in his colorful personal accounts of vehicular breakdowns, photographic faux pas, and egregious identification errors in the field.
Author : Laura Spess Jackson,Carol A. Thompson,James J. Dinsmore
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0877455724
A detailed record of the composition and distribution of the avifauna of the Hawkeye state. The atlas documents the presence of 199 species, 158 of which were confirmed breeding. It should serve as a guide to management practices such as forest and wetland management, set- aside programs, reduction
Author : Steven S. Rosenstock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Nature
ISBN : UCBK:C051569390
Author : Dan L. Reinking
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0806134097
Birding is the fastest-growing outdoor pursuit in America. This landmark volume, Oklahoma’s first breeding bird atlas, offers both amateurs and ornithologists a wealth of information about Oklahoma bird species and their distributions. Lavishly illustrated with over 200 color photographs and 200 color maps, the Oklahoma Breeding Bird Atlas is as attractive as it is informative. During the years 1997-2001, more than 100 volunteer birders and professional researchers surveyed nearly 600 locations across all regions of Oklahoma. Their careful records form the basis of the maps in this volume, which show at a glance the breeding distribution of bird species both common and rare in Oklahoma. Detailed species accounts, illustrated with stunning photographs as well as maps, provide information on plumage, habitat, nesting habits, eggs, and the young. An invaluable reference for birders, ornithologists, and natural resource specialists, the atlas will be useful both today and in the future for understanding changes in bird populations over time. The Oklahoma Breeding Bird Atlas is the result of a cooperative effort between the Oklahoma Biological Survey and the Sutton Avian Research Center.
Author : Rick Wright
Publisher : Peterson Reference Guides
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780547973166
Sparrows are as complicated as they are common. This is an essential guide to identifying 76 kinds, along with a fascinating history of human interactions with them. What, exactly, is a sparrow? All birders (and many non‑birders) have essentially the same mental image of a pelican, a duck, or a flamingo, and a guide dedicated to waxwings or kingfishers would need nothing more than a sketch and a single sentence to satisfactorily identify its subject. Sparrows are harder to pin down. This book covers one family (Passerellidae), which includes towhees and juncos, and 76 members of the sparrow clan. Birds have a human history, too, beginning with their significance to native cultures and continuing through their discovery by science, their taxonomic fortunes and misfortunes, and their prospects for survival in a world with ever less space for wild creatures. This book includes not just facts and measurements, but stories--of how birds got their names and how they were discovered--of their entanglement with human history.
Author : Christopher A. Lepczyk,Paige S. Warren
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780520953895
Now that more than half of the world’s population lives in cities, the study of birds in urban ecosystems has emerged at the forefront of ornithological research. An international team of leading researchers in urban bird ecology and conservation from across Europe and North America presents the state of this diverse field, addressing classic questions while proposing new directions for further study. Areas of particular focus include the processes underlying patterns of species shifts along urban-rural gradients, the demography of urban birds and the role of citizen science, and human-avian interaction in urban areas. This important reference fills a crucial need for scientists, planners, and managers of urban spaces and all those interested in the study and conservation of birds in the world’s expanding metropolises.
Author : Paul Johnsgard
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 55,5 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 : Paul Johnsgard
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781609621094
This volume, the fourth in a series of books that collectively update and expand P.A. Johnsgard's 1975 The Waterfowl of North America, summarizes research findings on this economically and ecologically important group of waterfowl. The volume includes the mostly tropical perching duck tribe Cairinini, of which two species, the muscovy duck and the wood duck, are representatives. Both species are adapted for foraging on the water surface, mostly on plant materials, but typically perch in trees and nest in elevated tree cavities or other elevated recesses. This volume also includes the dabbling, or surface-feeding, duck tribe Anatini, a large assemblage of duck species that mainly forage on the water surface but nest on the ground, or only very rarely in elevated locations. Of this tribe, 12 species that regularly breed in North America are included, among them such familiar species as mallards, wigeons, pintails, and teal. Descriptive accounts of the distributions, populations, ecologies, social-sexual behaviors, and breeding biology of all these species are provided, together with distribution maps. Five additional Eurasian and West Indian species have been reported several times in North America; these have been included with more abbreviated accounts, but all 17 species are illustrated by drawings, photographs, or both. The text includes about 84,000 words and contains more than 1,000 references. There are also 12 distribution maps, 21 drawings, 28 photographic plates, and 58 anatomical or behavioral sketches.
Author : Paul Johnsgard
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781609621179
This book documents the biology of six species of New World quails that are native to North America north of Mexico (mountain, scaled, Gambel's, California, and Montezuma quails, and the northern bobwhite), three introduced Old World partridges (chukar, Himalayan snowcock, and gray partridge), and the introduced common (ring-necked) pheasant. Collectively, quails, partridges, and pheasants range throughout all of the continental United States and the Canadian provinces. Two of the species, the northern bobwhite and ring-necked pheasant, are the most economically important of all North American upland game birds. All of the species are hunted extensively for sport and are highly popular with naturalists, birders, and other outdoor enthusiasts.
Author : Paul Johnsgard
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781609620875
The ten currently recognized species of grouse in North America have played an important role in America’s history, from the famous but ill-fated heath hen, a primary source of meat for the earliest New England immigrants, to the ruffed grouse, currently one of the most abundant and soughtafter upland game birds in more than 40 states and provinces. This book summarizes the ecology, reproductive biology, and social behavior of all ten of the extant North American grouse species. It also describes the current status of grouse populations, some of which are perilously close to extinction. The social behavior of grouse is of special biological interest because among these ten species there is a complete mating system spectrum, from seasonally monogamous pair-bonding to highly promiscuous mating patterns. The latter group illustrates the strong structural and behavioral effects of sexual selection resulting from nonmonogamous mating. These influences reach a peak in the development by some grouse species of engaging in mating “leks,” arena-like competitions performed by males while attempting to attract fertile females, and also provide opportunities for females to select optimum mating partners. These sexual competitions also promote strong differences evolving in sexual signaling behaviors (“displays”) among closely related species. Nevertheless, a relatively high incidence of mating errors and resulting hybridization often occurs in spite of these marked behavioral differences. In addition to a text of 101,000 words, the book includes 16 range maps, 37 line drawings, and 38 photographs by the author, as well as nearly 1,400 literature citations.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556036055309
Author : Jean-Luc E. Cartron
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
Page : 730 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780826341457
This beautifully illustrated study is the first book to focus on the birds of prey of New Mexico.