Penguins : : The Ultimate Guide Second Edition / / Tui De Roy, Julie Cornthwaite, Mark Jones.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English
• VerfasserIn: De Roy, Tui,; Cornthwaite, Julie,; Jones, Mark,
• MitwirkendeR: Ainley, David,; Boersma, P. Dee,; Boessenkool, Sanne,; Chiaradia, André,; Cornthwaite, Julie,; De Roy, Tui,; Glass, Conrad,; Jones, Mark,; Ksepka, Daniel,; Le Maho, Yvon,; Lynch, Heather J.,; Morrison, Kyle W.,; Ryan, Peter,; Shawkey, Matthew,; Thompson, David,; Vargas, Hernán,; Wienecke, Barbara,; Wilson, Rory P.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (240 p.)

An acclaimed photographic guide to these marvelous and enigmatic birds—now in a new, updated editionPenguins are perhaps the most beloved birds. On land, their behavior appears so humorous and expressive that we can be excused for attributing to them moods and foibles similar to our own. Few realize how complex and mysterious their private lives truly are, as most of their existence takes place far from our prying eyes, hidden beneath the ocean waves. Now in a new, updated edition, this stunningly illustrated book provides a unique look at these extraordinary creatures and the cutting-edge science that is helping us to better understand them. Featuring more than 400 breathtaking photos, this is the ultimate guide to all 18 species of penguins, including those with retiring personalities or nocturnal habits that tend to be overlooked and rarely photographed. This revised second edition features updated scientific information and some spectacular new photographs.Penguins is the most ambitious book to date by Tui De Roy, Mark Jones, and Julie Cornthwaite. Their travels, spanning more than two decades, have seen them crisscross the southern hemisphere to virtually everywhere that penguins are found, from the sun-baked lava shores of the Galápagos to some of the remotest subantarctic islands, as well as all around the Antarctic continent, where Emperor penguins breed on the deep-frozen sea.A book that no bird enthusiast or armchair naturalist should do without, Penguins includes discussions of penguin conservation, informative species profiles, fascinating penguin facts, and tips on where to see penguins in the wild.Covers all 18 species of the world’s penguinsFeatures more than 400 stunning photosExplores the latest science on penguins and their conservationIncludes informative species profiles and fascinating penguin facts

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Life Between Two Worlds -- 2. Science and Conservation -- Penguins and People: A Retrospective -- March of the Fossil Penguins -- How Penguins Store Food: The Discovery of an Antimicrobial Molecule -- Penguin Colours and Pigments: A Few Surprises -- Waitaha Penguin: Dynamic History Revealed by DNA -- Adélie Penguin: Bellwether of Ecosystem Change -- Spying on Climate Change: Monitoring Antarctica’s Penguins from Space -- Beyond Prying Eyes: Tracking Penguins at Sea -- Marking Penguins: Minimising Research Impacts -- The Crested Penguin Egg-size Conundrum -- Emperor Youngsters on the Move -- Little Blues: Smallest Penguins Face Big Challenges -- Galapagos Penguins: An Uncertain Future -- African Penguins: A Troubled History -- Magellanic Penguins: Living with People -- Southern Rockhopper: Species in Decline -- Northern Rockhoppers: Tragedy on Tristan -- 3. Species Natural History -- Notes on references and further reading -- Acknowledgements -- Index