Penguins Natural History and Conservation / edited by Pablo Garcia Borboroglu, P. Dee Boersma.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Boersma, P. Dee, 1946- editor.

Borboroglu, Pablo Garcia, editor.

Series:

Samuel and Althea Stroum Books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Penguins.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Edition:

[Enhanced Credo edition].

Place of Publication:

Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This timely book presents the most current knowledge on each of the eighteen penguin species - from the majestic emperor penguins of the Antarctic to the tiny blue penguins of New Zealand and Australia, from the northern rockhopper penguins of the South Atlantic and Indian oceans to the Galapagos penguins of the equator - written by the leading experts in the field.

Contents:

Global Penguin Society

Introduction

I. Large penguins genus aptenodytes: 1. King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus); 2. Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)

II. Brush-tailed penguins genus pygoscelis: 3. Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae); 4. Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica); 5. Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua)

III. Yellow-eyed penguin genus megadyptes: 6. Yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes)

IV. Crested penguins genus eudyptes: 7. Southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome); 8. Northern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi); 9. Erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri); 10. Fiordland penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus); 11. Snares penguin (Eudyptes robustus); 12. Macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) and Royal 1enguin (Eudyptes schlegeli)

V. Banded penguins genus spheniscus: 13. African penguin (Spheniscus demersus); 14. Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus); 15. Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti); 16. Galápagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)

VI. Little (or blue) penguin genus eudyptula: 17. Little penguin (Eudyptula minor)

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Contributors.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781785397691

1785397699

9780295999067

0295999063

OCLC:

925292671