Neotropical Birds of Prey : : Biology and Ecology of a Forest Raptor Community / / ed. by David Whitacre.

Until recently, surprisingly little has been known about the biology and behavior of tropical forest raptors, including such basic aspects as diets, breeding biology, habitat requirements, and population ecology, information critical to the development of conservation efforts. The Peregrine Fund con...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2013]
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Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (432 p.) :; 24-page color insert, 5 line drawings, 17 maps, 84 tables, 59 charts/graphs
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • 1. The Maya Project
  • 2. The Maya Forest
  • 3. Gray-headed Kite
  • 4. Hook-billed Kite
  • 5. Swallow-tailed Kite
  • 6. Double-toothed Kite
  • 7. Plumbeous Kite
  • 8. Bicolored Hawk
  • 9. Crane Hawk
  • 10. White Hawk
  • 11. Great Black Hawk
  • 12. Roadside Hawk
  • 13. Crested Eagle
  • 14. Black Hawk-eagle
  • 15. Ornate Hawk-eagle
  • 16. Barred Forest Falcon
  • 17. Collared Forest Falcon
  • 18. Laughing Falcon
  • 19. Bat Falcon
  • 20. Orange-breasted Falcon
  • 21. Mexican Wood Owl
  • 22. Black-and-white Owl
  • 23. Ecology and Conservation of Tikal's Raptor Fauna
  • Appendix 1: Body Mass and Sexual Size Dimorphism Data for Maya Forest Raptor Species
  • Appendix 2: Linear Measurements and Sexual Size Dimorphism for Maya Forest Raptor Species
  • Literature Cited
  • Index