Penguins : : The Ultimate Guide Second Edition /

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

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...

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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
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.)
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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

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