Penguins / Lloyd S. Davis, Martin Renner ; illustrated with line drawings by Sarah Wroot.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, Lloyd Spencer, 1954- author.

Contributor:

Renner, Martin, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Penguins.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (363 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2003.

Summary:

"This book looks at the penguins - an enduringly popular and fascinating group of birds. Penguins are assosciated in the public consciousness with the icecap of the south pole, and we are all familiar with images of male Emperor Penguins clustered together through the long night of the Antartic winter as they incubate the single egg on their feet. However, several species occur in warmer regions further north, in southern Africa, South America, Australia, New Zealand and even the Galapagos. All are flightless but are beautifully adapted swimmers and divers, and many are able to travel at high speeds on dry land by means of spectacular leaps and belly-slides. Most species breed in close-knit colonies and exhibit a complex system of social behaviour. This book looks at all aspects of penguin evolution, biology, ecoloy and sociobiology, as well as conservation issues affecting the group. It is illustrated with line drawings and black and white photographs, and has a full-colour photographic section."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - Penguin evolution: an historical perspective; Chapter 3 - Penguins today; Chapter 4 - Living in two worlds; Chapter 5 - A place to breed; Chapter 6 - Mate selection and courtship; Chapter 7 - Parental investment; Chapter 8 - Moult and migration; Chapter 9 - Conservation; Notes; References; Plates

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [175]-200) and index.

ISBN:

9786612723858

9781472596802

1472596803

9781282723856

1282723855

9781408133309

140813330X

9781408128206

1408128209

OCLC:

727646755