Tracks and Signs of the Animals and Birds of Britain and Europe / / Lars-Henrik Olsen.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Olsen, Lars-Henrik,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (272 p.) :; 600 color illus. 25 maps.
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Mammal tracks --; Antlers --; Bird tracks --; Scat --; Feeding signs on trees --; Fray marks on trees --; Holes in trees, ant heaps, etc. --; Gnawed branches --; Feeding signs --; Nests and dens --; Pellets --; Round nests --; Feathers --; Raptor feeding signs --; Trails --; Brown Bear --; Wolverine --; Wolf and domestic dog --; Lynx --; Iberian Lynx --; Wildcat --; Arctic Fox --; Red Fox --; Raccoon Dog --; Raccoon --; Eurasian Badger --; European Beaver --; North American Beaver --; Coypu --; Muskrat --; Northern Water Vole --; Southern Water Vole --; Otter --; American Mink --; European Mink --; Western Polecat --; Pine Marten --; Beech Marten --; Stoat --; Weasel --; Brown Hare --; Rabbit --; Red Squirrel --; Grey Squirrel --; Flying Squirrel --; Alpine Marmot --; European Souslik --; Black Rat --; Brown Rat --; House Mouse --; Yellow-necked Mouse --; Wood Mouse --; Striped Field Mouse --; Harvest Mouse --; Northern Birch Mouse --; Common Dormouse --; Garden Dormouse --; Edible Dormouse --; Bank Vole --; Field Vole --; Common Vole --; Norway Lemming --; Wood Lemming --; Grey-sided Vole --; Root Vole --; Common Mole --; Western Hedgehog --; Algerian Hedgehog --; Common Shrew --; Bats --; Horses --; Cattle --; Wild Boar --; Elk --; Red Deer --; White-tailed Deer --; Fallow Deer --; Sika Deer --; Reeve's Muntjac --; Roe Deer --; Reindeer --; Musk Ox --; Mouflon --; Chamois --; Domestic sheep --; Goats --; Seals --; Sea turtles --; Photo credits --; Index of species
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400847921; 9783110442502
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400847921
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Lars-Henrik Olsen.

This beautifully illustrated field guide enables you to easily identify the tracks and signs left by a wide variety of mammal and bird species found in Britain and Europe, covering behaviors ranging from hunting, foraging, and feeding to courtship, breeding, and nesting. Introductory chapters offer detailed drawings of footprints and tracks of large and small mammals, which are followed by sections on mammal scat, bird droppings, and the feeding signs of animals on food sources such as nuts, cones, and rose hips. The book then describes specific mammal species, providing information on size, distribution, behavior, habitat, and similar species, as well as more specific detail on tracks and scat. Distribution maps are also included. This indispensable field guide covers 175 species of mammals and birds, and features a wealth of stunning color photos and artwork throughout. Helps you easily identify the tracks and signs of a variety of mammals and birds Covers 175 species Illustrated throughout with photos, drawings, and artwork ncludes informative descriptions of mammal species along with distribution maps