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Author : David Fleay
Publisher : Taplinger Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Nightwatchmen of Bush and Plain written by David Fleay and published by Taplinger Publishing Company. This book was released on 1972 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ian Newton
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 0643098879
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (43 download)
Download or read book Ecology and Conservation of Owls written by Ian Newton and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2002-08-12 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Owls in Australia are difficult to find and study, so comparatively little is known about their biology. Even less is known about the status, taxonomy, and biology of those species and sub-species living in tropical and subtropical environments and on islands. Many island species and subspecies are at risk, some have already been lost. Ecology and Conservation of Owls includes sections on population ecology, distribution, habitat and diet, conservation and management, and voice structure and taxonomy. It contains a number of review chapters that bring together findings from a wide range of previous research, including recent developments in owl taxonomy and systematics, and studies of population limitation in northern hemisphere owls. The chapters in this book derive from papers presented at the Owls 2000 conference held in Canberra, Australia, which was third in a series of international meetings on owls.
Author : Graham Martin
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408137704
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (81 download)
Download or read book Birds by Night written by Graham Martin and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2010-10-30 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines many examples of the nocturnal behaviour of birds. For many people, watching and studying birds is exclusively a day time activity. However, for many birds twilight and night time are not a barrier to useful activity. It is true that very few birds are exclusively nocturnal, but many birds which are active by day also conduct limited, and often crucial, activities after dusk. Examples range from the occasional night feeding of wildfowl and shorebirds to the night singing and night migration of certain passerines, and from the location of nest sites by sea birds to the nocturnal foraging of owls and nightjars. The special cases of flightless nocturnal birds and those birds which dwell in lightless caves are also considered. Throughout, this survey considers not only what it is that birds do at night but also discusses how these nocturnal activities are possible. It brings together studies in field ornithology, sensory science, ecology and physics and involves comparisons of the sensory capacities of other animals, including man. It is shown how the senses of hearing, smell and touch, as well as vision, play a crucial role in many of the night time activities of birds. However, these senses are not always adequate for fully explaining how nocturnal behaviours are executed. To achieve this we must look at the complex of relationships between behavioural and sensory adaptations and the particular environments which birds inhabit from dusk to dawn.
Author : Penny Olsen
Publisher : National Library Australia
ISBN 13 : 9780642276520
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (765 download)
Download or read book Glimpses of Paradise written by Penny Olsen and published by National Library Australia. This book was released on 2007 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the Paradise Parrot - from its 'discovery' in the 1800s to its extinction in the 1920s and how claims of sightings have continued to the present day.
Author : Gisela Kaplan
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 1486308171
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (863 download)
Download or read book Tawny Frogmouth written by Gisela Kaplan and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2018-07 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tawny frogmouth is one of Australia’s most intriguing and endearing birds. Written by award-winning author Gisela Kaplan, one of Australia’s leading authorities on animal behaviour and native birds, this second edition of Tawny Frogmouth presents an easy-to-read account of these unique nocturnal birds, which can be found across almost the entire continent. Fully revised and updated throughout, this book combines 20 years of systematic observation with published research and information from regional surveys, and represents the most comprehensive single study ever conducted on tawny frogmouths. We learn that tawny frogmouths are very affectionate, have close bonds with lifelong partners, scream like prowling tomcats when distressed, fight with lightning speed and defend nest sites from reptilian predators by mobbing and spraying pungent faeces at them. Uncompromising male fights are contrasted with the touching gentleness of males as fathers. We also learn how resilient and unusual tawny frogmouths are in the way they cope with heat and cold and scarcity of water, sit out danger, and use a large variety of food items. This fascinating book has a wide appeal to bird lovers, amateur ornithologists and naturalists, as well as those with a scientific or professional interest in native birds, their communication, emotions and skills.
Author : Bruce Bagemihl
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1466809272
Total Pages : 1549 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)
Download or read book Biological Exuberance written by Bruce Bagemihl and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2000-04-10 with total page 1549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Publishers Weekly Best Book One of the New York Public Library's "25 Books to Remember" for 1999 Lavishly illustrated and meticulously researched, filled with fascinating facts and astonishing descriptions of animal behavior, Bruce Bagemihl's Biological Exuberance is a landmark book that will change forever how we look at nature. Homosexuality in its myriad forms has been scientifically documented in more than 450 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, and other animals worldwide. Biological Exuberance is the first comprehensive account of the subject, bringing together accurate, accessible, and nonsensationalized information. Drawing upon a rich body of zoological research spanning more than two centuries, Bagemihl shows that animals engage in all types of nonreproductive sexual behavior. Sexual and gender expression in the animal world displays exuberant variety, including same-sex courtship, pair-bonding, sex, and co-parenting—even instances of lifelong homosexual bonding in species that do not have lifelong heterosexual bonding. Part 1, "A Polysexual, Polygendered World," begins with a survey of homosexuality, transgender, and nonreproductive heterosexuality in animals and then delves into the broader implications of these findings, including a valuable perspective on human diversity. Bagemihl also examines the hidden assumptions behind the way biologists look at natural systems and suggests a fresh perspective based on the synthesis of contemporary scientific insights with traditional knowledge from indigenous cultures. Part 2, "A Wondrous Bestiary," profiles more than 190 species in which scientific observers have noted homosexual or transgender behavior. Each profile is a verbal and visual "snapshot" of one or more closely related bird or mammal species, containing all the documentation required to support the author's often controversial conclusions.
Author : Gordon Aalborg
Publisher : Delphi Books
ISBN 13 : 9780966339765
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (397 download)
Download or read book Cat Tracks written by Gordon Aalborg and published by Delphi Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of an Australian feral cat, seen partly through the cat's own eyes and partly through those of an old bushman who is fascinated by a creature his logic tells him he should hate and despise.
Author : Clint W. Boal
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1610918401
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)
Download or read book Urban Raptors written by Clint W. Boal and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban Raptors is the first book to offer a complete overview of urban ecosystems in the context of bird-of-prey ecology and conservation. This comprehensive volume examines the urban environment, explains why some species adapt to urban areas but others do not, and introduces modern research tools to help in the study of urban raptors. It delves into climate change adaptation, human-wildlife conflict, and the unique risks birds of prey face in urban areas before concluding with real-world wildlife management case studies and suggestions for future research and conservation efforts. Among researchers, urban green space planners, wildlife management agencies, birders, and informed citizens alike, Urban Raptors will foster a greater understanding of birds of prey and an increased willingness to accommodate them as important members, not intruders, of our cities.
Author : James R. Duncan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 664 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Biology and Conservation of Owls of the Northern Hemisphere written by James R. Duncan and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jerry Olsen
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 0643109188
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (431 download)
Download or read book Australian High Country Raptors written by Jerry Olsen and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2014-06-18 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australian High Country Raptors covers raptor species that regularly breed in the high country above 600 metres, from Goulburn in New South Wales down to the hills outside Melbourne, Victoria. Author Jerry Olsen explores the nature of these striking animals that are classified as Accipitriformes (diurnal hawks, falcons, kites and eagles), Falconiformes and Strigiformes (nocturnal owls). Comparisons between these high country raptors and lower-elevation breeders are also provided, in addition to comparisons with raptors found overseas, especially from North America and Europe. The book begins with a description of habitats and vegetation types in the high country, and which raptors are likely to be seen in each habitat type. It continues with sections on finding and watching raptors, raptor identification, hunting styles, food, breeding and behaviour, and conservation. Appendices provide species accounts for diurnal breeding species in the high country, with basic information about their ecology, distribution and conservation, as well as detailed instructions about handling an injured or orphaned raptor. Illustrated throughout with photographs and drawings, Australian High Country Raptors offers readers a chance to look into the lives of Australia’s fascinating birds of prey.
Author : Bernd Heinrich
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780691000657
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)
Download or read book One Man's Owl written by Bernd Heinrich and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1994-01-02 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This engaging chronicle of how the author and the great horned owl "Bubo" came to know one another over three summers spent in the Maine woods--and of how Bubo eventually grew into an independent hunter--is now available in an edition that has been abridged and revised so as to be more accessible to the general reader.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (311 download)
Download or read book Overland written by and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 806 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book Catalogue of the Library of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University written by Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Wildlife in Australia written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 664 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book General Technical Report NC. written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Slater
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book Masterpieces of Australian Bird Photography written by Peter Slater and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Andrew Thomas Amos Learmonth
Publisher : Frederick Warne Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 660 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Encyclopaedia of Australia written by Andrew Thomas Amos Learmonth and published by Frederick Warne Publishers. This book was released on 1973 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concise encyclopaedia about Australia containing 2700 alphabetical entries covering the fields of the arts, biography, geography, history, science and sport ; includes cross references. Main entry for Aboriginal Australians (pp.1-5) discusses languages, economy and culture and the position of Aboriginal Australians in contemporary society.
