Loon Lessons : : Uncommon Encounters with the Great Northern Diver.
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| Place / Publishing House: | Minneapolis : : University of Minnesota Press,, 2021. ©2021. |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (251 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1. In Search of the Ancestral Loon
- Chapter 2. Selected by Nature: A Tale of Two Birds
- Chapter 3. What a Drag! The Inner Workings of a Master Diver
- Chapter 4. Pairing Up: The Behavioral Ecology of Loon Courtship
- Chapter 5. Taking Turns: Nesting Behavior and Ecological Trade-Offs
- Chapter 6. Wails, Yodels, and Tremolos: The Call of the Loon
- Chapter 7. A Vigilant Bird: Parents, Chicks, and the Breeding Loon Family
- Chapter 8. More Than a Foot Waggle: The Fascinating World of Loon Behavior
- Chapter 9. Loons on the Move: The Strategy and Dynamics of Migration
- Chapter 10. Not Your Typical Snowbird: The Loon's Winter Ecology
- Chapter 11. Saving the Loons We Love: Conservation Threats
- Chapter 12. Loon Watch: Adapting to a Changing World
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Resources for Loon Conservation
- Index
- About the Author
- Color Plates.