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xv, 288 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Dimensions and causes of the parrot conservation crisis / N.J. Collar and A.T. Juniper -- Parrots, pressures, people, and pride / Paul J. Butler -- Macaw biology and ecotourism, or "When a bird in the bush is worth two in the hand" / Charles A. Munn -- Sustainable harvesting of parrots for conservation / Steven R. Beissinger and Enrique H. Bucher -- The role of private aviculture in the conservation of neotropical psittacines / Susan L. Clubb -- Potentials and limits of captive breeding in parrot conservation / Scott R. Derrickson and Noel F.R. Snyder -- Reintroduction as a conservation strategy for parrots / James W. Wiley, Noel F.R. Snyder, and Rosemarie S. Gnam -- Neotropical parrots as agricultural pests / Enrique H. Bucher -- Trade in neotropical psittacines and its conservation implications / Jorgen B. Thomsen and Teresa A. Mulliken -- A round-table discussion of parrot trade problems and solutions / Frances C. James -- Toward a conservation strategy for neotropical psittacines / Noel F.R. Snyder, Frances C. James and Steven R. Beissinger. |
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Additional Physical Forms: |
Online version: New World parrots in crisis. Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Press, ©1992 (OCoLC)644350867 |