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Description: |
xiv, 445 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-439) and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: pt. 1. Comparative Biology. Ch. 1. Phylogeny, Taxonomy, and Zoogeography. Ch. 2. Comparative Morphology and Anatomy. Ch. 3. Egocentric and Locomotory Behavior. Ch. 4. Feeding Behavior and Foraging Ecology. Ch. 5. Social Behavior. Ch. 6. Reproductive Biology. Ch. 7. Population Dynamics and Conservation Biology -- pt. 2. Species Accounts. Cormorants and Shags (Phalacrocoracidae). Long-tailed Cormorant (Phalacrocorax africanus). Crowned Cormorant (Phalacrocorax coronatus). Pygmy Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmaeus). Javanese Cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger). Little Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos). Pallas' Cormorant (Phalacrocorax perspicillatus). Brandt's Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pencillatus). Galapagos (Flightless) Cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi). Bank Cormorant (Phalacrocorax neglectus). Black-faced Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscescens). Neotropic (Olivaceous) Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus). Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus). Indian Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis). Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius). Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris). Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo). Japanese Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus). Socotra Shag (Leucocarbo nigrogularis). Cape Shag (Leucocarbo capensis). Guanay Shag (Leucocarbo bougainvillii). Imperial Shag (Leucocarbo atriceps). Campbell Island Shag (Leucocarbo campbelli). King (Rough-faced) Shag (Leucocarbo carunculatus). Stewart Island (Bronze) Shag (Leucocarbo [carunculatus] chalconotus). Chatham Island Shag (Leucocarbo [carunculatus] onslowi). Auckland Island Shag (Leucocarbo [carunculatus] colensoi). Bounty Island Shag (Leucocarbo [carunculatus] ranfurlyi). Rock Shag (Leucocarbo magellanicus). Pelagic Shag (Leucocarbo pelagicus). Red-faced Shag (Leucocarbo urile). European Shag (Leucocarbo aristotelis). Red-legged Shag (Leucocarbo gaimardi). Spotted Shag (Leucocarbo punctatus). Pitt Island Shag (Leucocarbo [punctatus] featherstoni). Darters (Anhingidae). Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga). Darter (Anhinga melanogaster). Pelicans (pelecanidae). Eastern (Great) White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus). Pink-backed Pelican (Pelecanus rufescens). Spot-billed Pelican (Pelecanus philippensis). Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus). Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus). American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos). Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) -- Appendix 1: Keys for Species Identification -- Appendix 2: Glossary of Scientific and Vernacular Names -- Appendix 3: Head Profile Identification Drawings. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Review: "Whether it is an elusive darter stalking its prey in a tropical swamp, a flock of cormorants cooperatively driving a frenzied school of fish into the shallows of a lake or river, or brown pelicans plummeting into the ocean, these ancient groups of web-footed birds in the order Pelecaniformes offer remarkable behavioral and structural diversity. As fish eaters, they are highly susceptible to poisons and serve as biological indicators for toxic materials." "In this first worldwide survey of cormorants, darters, and pelicans, Paul A. Johnsgard provides a color illustration of nearly every species and a variety of anatomical drawings, and he summarizes the species' status and biology, including ecology, behavior, distribution, plumage, and morphology." "The first section of the book focuses on comparative biology, including all 32 species of Cormorants and shags (Phalacrocoracidae), two species of darters (Anhingidae), and seven species of pelicans (Pelecanidae). The accounts cover species' phylogeny, taxonomy, zoogeography, comparative anatomy, behavior, reproductive biology, population and breeding dynamics, and conservation biology. Detailed line drawings of the heads of all species noting age or seasonal variations help the reader identify and distinguish between each species. The book also includes keys to each species and the origins of their scientific and vernacular names."--Jacket. |
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Additional Physical Forms: |
Online version: Johnsgard, Paul A. Cormorants, darters, and pelicans of the world. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, ©1993 (OCoLC)656199997 |
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Elect. Loc./Access: |
Table of contents http://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9781560982166.pdf |