Seabirds: Feeding Ecology and Role in Marine EcosystemsJ. P. Croxall Cambridge University Press, 14 may 1987 - 408 páginas Originally published in 1986, this book is concerned with the ways in which seabirds function as predators in the marine environment; in particular about how they find and catch food and how much of it they consume. It reviews both the feeding ecology of seabirds (including adaptations for flight and diving) and also most of the leading field studies (in polar, temperate and tropical regions) that have quantitatively examined the interactions of seabird communities with their prey. |
Índice
Flight of seabirds C J Pennycuick | 43 |
Diving behavior and performance with special reference | 63 |
Kleptoparasitism in seabirds R W Furness | 77 |
The food and feeding ecology of penguins J P Croxall | 101 |
Diet and feeding ecology of Procellariiformes P A Prince | 135 |
Pelecaniform feeding ecology Ralph W Schreiber and Roger | 173 |
Feeding ecology of the Alcidae in the eastern North Pacific | 189 |
Trophic levels and trophic relationships of seabirds in the Gulf | 229 |
a comparison of Bristol | 259 |
Trophic relationships and food requirements of California | 279 |
Trophic relationships among tropical seabirds at the Hawaiian | 305 |
Historical variations in food consumption by breeding seabirds | 327 |
Conclusions J P Croxall | 369 |
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Seabirds: Feeding Ecology and Role in Marine Ecosystems J. P. Croxall No hay ninguna vista previa disponible - 2009 |
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