Keywords:
Birds--Breeding.
;
Birds--Eggs.
;
Birds--Nests.
;
Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (2297 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781782401384
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=6845617
DDC:
598.14679999999998
Language:
English
Note:
Cover -- Title -- Contents -- Foreword by John Bates -- Introduction -- Egg anatomy & -- physiology -- Egg size & -- shape -- Egg coloration & -- patterning -- Nests & -- eggs -- Breeding strategies: clutch size -- Breeding strategies: nest parasitism -- Science & -- egg collections -- The eggs -- WATER BIRDS -- LARGE NON-PASSERINE LAND BIRDS -- SMALL NON-PASSERINE LAND BIRDS -- PASSERINES -- Appendices -- Glossary -- Resources & -- useful information -- The classification of birds -- Index by common name -- Index by scientific name -- Acknowledgments -- Copyright.
