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Title: THE GREBES
PODICIPEDIDAE
By: Jon Fjeldsa
Format: Hardback

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ISBN 10: 0198500645
ISBN 13: 9780198500643
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Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pub. date: 11 November, 2004
Series: Bird Families of the World
Pages: 268
Description: Grebes are unusual and fascinating birds, with spectacular courtship behaviour and floating nests which enable them to spend their entire lives in water. In he Grebes, Jon Fjeldsa provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of their origin and evolution, biology, and how they have adapted to exploit their environment, beautifully illustrated with maps, line figures, and his own stunning paintings, in full colour.
Synopsis: Those who are unfamiliar with grebes tend to think of them as odd ducks, but their strange behaviours reveal them to be fascinating and intriguing birds. Grebes are unusual and unique in many ways: their habit of feather-eating; their method of sunbathing; their special method of underwater propulsion; the unusual structure of their feet; their courtship behaviour; and their floating nests. As the birds are dependent upon shallow wetlands, they are strongly affected and threatened by our use of their habitats, leading to dwindling populations and even extinction of some species. In this new addition to the Bird Families of the World series Jon Fjeldsa, a renowned expert on the grebes, provides an overview of the results of all the research that has been done on grebes. Part I contains a brief presentation of the grebe family, constraints of diving, the relationships between grebes and divers, and the morphology of grebes. Part II covers their biogeography, ecological distribution, feeding eco
Illustrations: numerous line illustrations, 16pp colour plates, and 31 maps
Publication: UK
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Returns: Returnable
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