Verlag: CSIRO Publishing, 2011
ISBN 10: 0643094938 ISBN 13: 9780643094932
Anbieter: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, USA
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.
Verlag: CSIRO Publishing Melbourne 2011, 2011
Anbieter: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australien
Erstausgabe
1st edition softback with stiff wrappers As New large octavo 286pp., text ills., bibliog., Sections include anatomy and physiology; the senses; giving voice; tongues talking; plumage; getting around; finding and handling food; optimising foraging and feeding; reducing competition; using tools; communicating; quality vs. quantity; courtship; nests; parental care; chicks; and living together.
Verlag: CSIRO Publishing Melbourne 2011, 2011
Anbieter: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australien
Erstausgabe
1st edition softback with stiff wrappers New book large octavo 286pp., text ills., bibliog., Sections include anatomy and physiology; the senses; giving voice; tongues talking; plumage; getting around; finding and handling food; optimising foraging and feeding; reducing competition; using tools; communicating; quality vs. quantity; courtship; nests; parental care; chicks; and living together.
Verlag: Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2011., 2011
ISBN 10: 0643094938 ISBN 13: 9780643094932
Anbieter: Andrew Isles Natural History Books, Prahran, VIC, Australien
Zustand: UNSPECIFIED. Quarto,288 pp.,text illustrations, softcover, fine copy. Details some of the remarkable adaptations of Australian birds. A brief introduction describes how evolution shapes form and function, followed by a series of vignettes illustrating the wondrous variety of forms and functions shaped by evolution. For example, did you know that Barn owls can hunt in absolute darkness and that cuckoos commence incubation before their egg is laid? Sections include anatomy and physiology; the senses; giving voice; tongues talking; plumage; getting around; finding and handling food; optimising foraging and feeding; reducing competition; using âtools'; communicating; quality vs quantity; courtship; nests; parental care; chicks; and living together. The book is superbly illustrated with black and white drawings of a range of birds.