Penguins : natural history and conservation / edited by Pablo Garcia Borboroglu and P. Dee Boersma.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Borboroglu, Pablo Garcia.

Boersma, P. Dee, 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Penguins.

Physical Description:

viii, 328 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2013]

Summary:

"A state-of-the-art guide to status, distribution, abundance, and population trends of 18 penguin species. Highlights emerging conservation issues and opportunities to increase understanding of common threats to penguins"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

I Large Penguins Genus Aptenodytes

1 King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) 7

2 Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) 23

II Brush-Tailed Penguins Genus Pygoscelis

3 Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) 37

4 Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) 59

5 Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) 73

III Yellow-Eyed Penguin Genus Megadyptes

6 Yellow-Eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) 91

IV Crested Penguins Genus Eudyptes

7 Southern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) 113

8 Northern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi) 131

9 Erect-Crested Penguin (Eudyptes sclateri) 145

10 Fiordland Penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) 153

11 Snares Penguin (Eudyptes robustus) 169

12 Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) and Royal Penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) 185

V Banded Penguins Genus Spheniscus

13 African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) 211

14 Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) 233

15 Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) 265

16 Galápagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) 285

VI Little (Or Blue) Penguin Genus Eudyptula

17 Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) 305.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0295992840

9780295992846

OCLC:

817563116

Publisher Number:

99953727770