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The Eagle Owl: Poyser Monographs

Autor Vincenzo Penteriani, María del Mar Delgado
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 26 iun 2019
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 TWS WILDLIFE PUBLICATION AWARDS.The definitive work on Europe's largest and most spectacular owl. The Eagle Owl is one of the largest owls in the world, and is considered the most eclectic in terms of habitat, nest site and diet. An undisputed top predator, it can prey on a range of mammals up to the size of a fox, and almost every species of bird, reptile, amphibian and fish, as well as a wide spectrum of invertebrates. Surprisingly, this owl can breed almost anywhere, the female laying her eggs on a variety of natural and artificial structures over an array of altitudes. Despite being so adaptable, however, it is still a vulnerable species, and has suffered widely from persecution as well as other threats including electrocution on power lines, decreasing prey availability, the effects of pesticides and pollutants, and habitat alteration. Vincenzo Penteriani and María del Mar Delgado have studied this fascinating bird extensively across its vast Eurasian range. In this book, they detail its intriguing ecology, covering distribution, foraging and breeding behaviour, interspecific interactions, dispersal and conservation issues. The final two chapters provide a remarkable insight into vocal and visual communication. Scientists have long believed that owls and other crepuscular and nocturnal birds forgo the visual signals found in other avian species, but recent research on the Eagle Owl has suggested otherwise. Bringing together more than 30 years of research, The Eagle Owl tells a story rich in detail of one of the most thrilling and magnificent birds in the world.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781472900661
ISBN-10: 1472900669
Pagini: 384
Ilustrații: 8pp colour plate section, 30 black and white illustrations, 100 figures
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 29 mm
Greutate: 1.02 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția T & AD Poyser
Seria Poyser Monographs

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

The definitive work on a large and spectacular bird of prey, one that is of significant conservation interest

Notă biografică

Vincenzo Penteriani and María del Mar Delgado have been researching the ecology and population dynamics of the Eagle Owl in Italy, France, Spain and southern Finland for more than 30 years.Vincenzo Penteriani first seriously studied Eagle Owls in Provence, during his PhD. He worked at the Doñana Biological Station (EBD) for nearly 20 years, during which time he and María del Mar Delgado studied the species in south-western Spain and southern Finland (at which time Vincenzo was working at the Finnish Museum of Natural History in Helsinki).Vincenzo is now a researcher with the Pyrenean Institute of Ecology (IPE) - part of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) - and is currently based at the Research Unit of Biodiversity (UMIB), where he is working on Brown Bears in the Cantabrian Mountains.María del Mar Delgado did her PhD on the Eagle Owl at EBD, and has since spent several years as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki. She is currently based at UMIB, where she is undertaking research on snowfinches.

Cuprins

Preface 1 The Eagle Owl2 Distribution and population estimates3 The nesting site4 Nesting spacing and breeding density5 Feeding ecology6 Interspecific interactions7 The Eagle Owl calendar8 Breeding performances9 Home range behaviour10 Natal and breeding dispersal11 Mortality and threats12 Vocal communication13 Visual communication Colour plate sectionAcknowledgementsAppendix 1. List of prey species found in the diet of the Eagle OwlAppendix 2. List of abbreviations

Recenzii

How exciting to be writing about the world's largest owl! This new book represents 30 years of research on a Eurasian species that is so much bigger than the North American equivalent. A wide distribution requires double the usual number of colour plates to illustrate the variety of nesting sites and habitats. Information drawn from about 1200 references, and many more personal communications, make this one of the most thoroughly researched books in the Poyser Series. The artwork at chapter headings and on the cover, by Tom Björklund and Giulia Bombieri, is exquisite, too.
Anyone interested in owls, predators in general, or issues around non-native species in Britain, should read this book