Skua and Penguin: Predator and Prey: Studies in Polar Research
Autor Euan Youngen Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 aug 2005
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780521018135
ISBN-10: 0521018137
Pagini: 472
Ilustrații: 97 b/w illus.
Dimensiuni: 170 x 244 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.74 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Studies in Polar Research
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0521018137
Pagini: 472
Ilustrații: 97 b/w illus.
Dimensiuni: 170 x 244 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.74 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Studies in Polar Research
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom
Cuprins
1. Introduction; 2. The study area. Ross Island and the Cape Bird penguin colonies; 3. The range of foods available to the skuas at Cape Bird during the breeding season; 4. The biomass of penguin eggs and chicks on the Northern Colony; 5. Factors of penguin biology that constrain or assist skua predation; 6. Description of scavenging and predatory behaviour of skuas and the defensive behaviour of penguins; 7. The diversity and intensity of skua foraging behaviour on the penguin colony; 8. The amount of food taken by the skuas from the penguin colony; 9. The costs and returns of foraging at the colony and at sea; 10. Immediate impact of the contestants on each other; 11. Appreciating the penguins; 12. Associating together. The longer term implications; 13. Synthesis; Appendices; References; Index.
Recenzii
"...will no doubt assist biologists and ornithologists in their research." Audubon Naturalist Society
"This well-written account details the predator-prey interrelationships between breeding Adélie penguins and South Polar skuas at Cape Bird on Ross Island, Antarctica. Every conceivable aspect of these interrelationships is treated...deserves a place on the shelf of all students of predator-prey relationships." Science & Technology
"This is probably the most detailed account of the interactions between any predator and its prey. Young and his team recorded the activities of skuas in tremendous detail...This is an important reference book for anyone working on penguins or skuas, and it will prove useful to other scientists interested in predator-prey dynamics." Kerry-Jane Wilson, Arctic Vol. 48.1 March 1995
"The overall result is that the reader can trust the conclusions brought forth....I recommend this book highly to anyone studying ecology of the antarctic fauna, predator-prey systems, and particularly for anyone beginning a study on a predator-prey relationship." Arctic and Alpine Research
"...provides a comprehensive summary of some interesting and useful data, and emphasizes the complexity of the skua-penguin association. Perhaps the main value of this lies in demonstrating that there is still great potential for novel and exciting research on this particular predator-prey system." Tony D. Williams, Quarterly Review of Biology
"This well-written account details the predator-prey interrelationships between breeding Adélie penguins and South Polar skuas at Cape Bird on Ross Island, Antarctica. Every conceivable aspect of these interrelationships is treated...deserves a place on the shelf of all students of predator-prey relationships." Science & Technology
"This is probably the most detailed account of the interactions between any predator and its prey. Young and his team recorded the activities of skuas in tremendous detail...This is an important reference book for anyone working on penguins or skuas, and it will prove useful to other scientists interested in predator-prey dynamics." Kerry-Jane Wilson, Arctic Vol. 48.1 March 1995
"The overall result is that the reader can trust the conclusions brought forth....I recommend this book highly to anyone studying ecology of the antarctic fauna, predator-prey systems, and particularly for anyone beginning a study on a predator-prey relationship." Arctic and Alpine Research
"...provides a comprehensive summary of some interesting and useful data, and emphasizes the complexity of the skua-penguin association. Perhaps the main value of this lies in demonstrating that there is still great potential for novel and exciting research on this particular predator-prey system." Tony D. Williams, Quarterly Review of Biology
Descriere
A detailed ecological study which overturns current thinking about the relationship between these two species.