The auks : Alcidae
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The auks : Alcidae
（Bird families of the world, 4）
Oxford University Press, 1998
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [304]-337) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This work is intended for professional and amateur ornithologists; birdwatchers; zoologists; student and researchers in animal behaviour and behavioural ecology; and members of Ornithological Societies in all countries, especially the Canadian Nature Federation, American Ornithologists' Union, and American Birding Association. The text covers: auks and their world; systematics and evolution; social behaviour; chick development and the transition from land to sea; and distribution and biogeography.
Table of Contents
List of colour plates. Abbreviations. Plan of the book. Topographical diagrams. Part I: General Chapters: Auks and their world. Systematics and evolution. Distribution and biogeography. Auks in ecosystems. Social behaviour. Chick development and the transition from land to sea. Part II: Species Accounts. Bibliography. Index
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