The penguins : Spheniscidae / Tony D. Williams ; with contributions by Rory P. Wilson, P. Dee Boersma, and D.L. Stokes ; colour plates by J.N. Davies ; drawings by John Busby
- Bib ID:
- 2114170
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Williams, Tony D
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- Description:
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- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995
- xiii, 295 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 26 cm.
- ISBN:
- 019854667X
- Series:
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- Bird families of the world ; v.2.
- Bird families of the world
- Full contents:
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- Machine derived contents note: PART I: General Chapters
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Origins and Breeding
- 3. Breeding Biology and Moult
- 4. Population Structure and Dynamics
- 5. Behavior
- 6. Foraging Ecology (by Rory P. Wilson)
- 7. Physiology
- 8. Conservation: Threats to Penguin Populations (by P.D. Boersma and D.L. Stokes)
- PART II: Species Accounts
- 1. Genus Aptenodytes
- 1.1. King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
- 1.2. Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
- 2. Genus Pygoscelis
- 2.1. Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
- 2.2. Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
- 2.3. Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica)
- 3. Genus Eudyptes
- 3.1. Rockhopper (Eudyptes chrysocome)
- 3.2. Fiordland Penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus)
- 3.3. Snares Penguin (Eudyptes robustus)
- 3.4. Erect-crested Penguin (Eudyptes sclateri)
- 3.5. Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus)
- 3.6. Royal Penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli)
- 4. Genus Megadyptes
- 4.1. Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes)
- 5. Genus Eudyptula
- 5.1. Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor)
- 6. Genus Spheniscus
- 6.1. African of Jackass Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
- 6.2. Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
- 6.3. Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus), with P.D. Boersma
- 6.4. Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)
- Notes:
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- Includes index.
- Includes bibliography and index.
- Subject:
- Penguins
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
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