Ruddy Ducks and Other Stifftails : With Montserrat Carbonell (Animal Natural History Ser., Vol. 1)

Johnsgard, Paul A.; Carbonell, Montserrat

ISBN 10: 0806127996 / ISBN 13: 9780806127996

Published by University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, U.S.A., 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ruddy Ducks and Other Stifftails : With Montserrat Carbonell (Animal Natural History Ser., Vol. 1)
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0806127996
• ISBN 13: 9780806127996
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New Dust Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Natural History

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Synopsis

This work introduces general readers and ornithologists alike to the ruddy duck in all its aspects - including morphology, behaviour and ecology - and to its diverse relatives. The authors also review the ornithological literature, incorporating the work of many earlier observers.

Synopsis

An introduction to the morphology, behavior, and ecology of the ruddy duck and its relatives including the black-headed duck, the masked duck, the maccoa, and the Argentine and Australian blue-billed. Johnsgard (biological sciences, U. of Nebraska-Lincoln) bases his descriptions on his own lifetime of observations and a three year study conducted b