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Author Bildstein, Keith L., author.

Title Vultures of the world : essential ecology and conservation / Keith L. Bildstein
Published Ithaca [New York] : Comstock Publishing Associates, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2022
©2022

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 244 pages) : Illustrations (some color)
Contents Introduction : Origins and Evolution of Vultures -- 1. Essential Ecology of Scavengers -- 2. Species Descriptions and Life Histories -- 3. Pair Formation and Reproduction -- 4. Food Finding and Feeding Behavior -- 5. Movement Behavior -- 6. Social Behavior -- 7. Vultures and People -- Appendix : Scientific Names of Vultures and Condors, and Other Birds, and Scientific Names of Other Animals Cited in the Text -- Glossary
Summary "This book contains descriptions of the ecology of the world's twenty-three species of vultures and condors, including their conservation status"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 09, 2022)
Subject Vultures -- Ecology
Condors -- Ecology
Vultures -- Conservation
Condors -- Conservation
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Ornithology.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2021041877
ISBN 9781501765032
1501765035
9781501765025
1501765027