The Barn Owl

D.S Bunn, A.B Warburton, R.D.S Wilson (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

288 Seiten

2010
T & AD Poyser (Verlag)
978-1-4081-3958-5 (ISBN)

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In the classic monograph mould, this study of Tyto alba is the product of almost 40 years field work by its authors and complementary observations by other dedicated ornithologists in Britain, the USA and Europe. The result is a detailed, balanced account based on intimate knowledge of the Barn Owl in varying habitats in Britain, comparing, as appropriate, this race's behaviour with that of sub-species in other areas of the world. There are major chapters on breeding and general behaviour, feeding, distribution, etc, but voice is rightly given a full treatment. The text is graced by Ian Willis's fine drawings and there are 31 photographs plus a colour frontispiece.

A.B Warburton remains at the hub of UK owl conservation and is currently working with DEFRA on the impact of introduced Eagle Owls on the English countryside. D.S Bunn and R.D.S. Wilson are his co-authors.

Preface

1 Description and Adaptations
2 Voice
3 General Behaviour
4 Food
5 Breeding
6 Movements
7 Factors Controlling Populations, and Possible Conservation Measures
8 Distribution in the British Isles
9 Folklore

Appendices:
1 Vertebrate species in the text
2 Development of young Barn Owl
3 Watching the Barn Owl

References
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.9.2010
Reihe/Serie	Poyser Monographs
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	411 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
ISBN-10	1-4081-3958-8 / 1408139588
ISBN-13	978-1-4081-3958-5 / 9781408139585
Zustand	Neuware