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The Kirtland's Warbler

Author : William Rapai
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2012-02-08
ISBN : 047211803X
Pages : 217 pages
Rating : 4.2/5 (472 Download)

Download PDF or read online The Kirtland's Warbler Book by William Rapai and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2012-02-08 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/synopsis : This book looks at the Kirtland’s warbler and wildlife conservation in a way that no other book has. It looks back on the history of this unique bird, examines the people and policies that kept the warbler from extinction, explores the cult of personality that surrounds it, and examines the challenges of the future—all through the eyes of the people who have acted so passionately on its behalf. The story of the Kirtland’s warbler is a story of complex relationships between the bird and its environment, the humans who interact with it, and the complex government policies that affect it. And now, just when it appears that the Kirtland’s warbler has recovered for good, a change in its status may send the warbler’s population into a downward spiral once again.

A Bird of Fire

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Release Date : 1981
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Pages : 16 pages
Rating : 4.1/5 (31 Download)

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The Biennial Report of the Kansas State Horticultural Society

Author : Kansas State Horticultural Society
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Release Date : 1889
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Pages : pages
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Condensed Transactions of the Kansas State Pomological and Horticultural Society

Author : Kansas State Horticultural Society
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Release Date : 1889
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Pages : 520 pages
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Biennial Report

Author : Kansas State Horticultural Society
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Release Date : 1889
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Pages : 520 pages
Rating : 4.8/5 (18 Download)

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First Biennial Report, 1887-8

Author : Kansas State Horticultural Society
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Release Date : 1889
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Pages : 520 pages
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Wood Wanderings

Author : Winthrop Packard
Publisher : Lulu.com
Release Date : 2011
ISBN : 1257032550
Pages : 94 pages
Rating : 4.7/5 (257 Download)

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Cowbirds and Other Brood Parasites

Author : Catherine P. Ortega
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2023-01-17
ISBN : 0816552495
Pages : 393 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (816 Download)

Download PDF or read online Cowbirds and Other Brood Parasites Book by Catherine P. Ortega and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2023-01-17 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/synopsis : The Brown-headed Cowbird is known to use the nests of more than 200 other bird species, and cowbirds in general are believed to play a role in the decline of some migratory songbird populations. These brood parasites—birds that lay their eggs in the nests of others—have long flourished in North America. In this timely book, Catherine Ortega summarizes and synthesizes a wealth of information on cowbirds from around the world that has appeared since the publication of Herbert Friedmann's classic 1929 monograph on these birds. Most of this information has appeared in the last quarter-century and reflects advances in our understanding of how brood parasitism influences, and is influenced by, host species. Ortega shows that in order to manage cowbirds without further damaging delicate balances in host-parasite relationships, it is necessary to understand such factors as behavior, reproduction, population dynamics, and response to landscape patterns. She examines and explains the origin, evolution, and costs of brood parasitism, and she discusses the philosophical and ecological considerations regarding the management of cowbirds—a controversial issue because of their perceived influence on threatened and endangered birds. Because brood parasitism has evolved independently in various bird families, information on this adaptive strategy is of great ecological interest and considerable value to wildlife management. Cowbirds and Other Brood Parasites is an important reference on these creatures that enhances our understanding of both their behavior and their part in the natural world.

The Ornithologist and Oölogist

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Release Date : 1889
ISBN :
Pages : 274 pages
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A Natural History of Families

Author : Scott Forbes
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2005
ISBN : 9780691094823
Pages : 268 pages
Rating : 4.4/5 (94 Download)

Download PDF or read online A Natural History of Families Book by Scott Forbes and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/synopsis : Why do baby sharks, hyenas, and pelicans kill their siblings? Why do beetles and mice commit infanticide? Why are twins and birth defects more common in older human mothers? A Natural History of Families concisely examines what behavioral ecologists have discovered about family dynamics and what these insights might tell us about human biology and behavior. Scott Forbes's engaging account describes an uneasy union among family members in which rivalry for resources often has dramatic and even fatal consequences. In nature, parents invest resources and control the allocation of resources among their offspring to perpetuate their genetic lineage. Those families sometimes function as cooperative units, the nepotistic and loving havens we choose to identify with. In the natural world, however, dysfunctional familial behavior is disarmingly commonplace. While explaining why infanticide, fratricide, and other seemingly antisocial behaviors are necessary, Forbes also uncovers several surprising applications to humans. Here the conflict begins in the moments following conception as embryos struggle to wrest control of pregnancy from the mother, and to wring more nourishment from her than she can spare, thus triggering morning sickness, diabetes, and high blood pressure. Mothers, in return, often spontaneously abort embryos with severe genetic defects, allowing for prenatal quality control of offspring. Using a broad sweep of entertaining examples culled from the world of animals and humans, A Natural History of Families is a lively introduction to the behavioral ecology of the family.

Management of Cowbirds and Their Hosts

Author : Catherine P. Ortega
Publisher : Amer Ornithologists Union
Release Date : 2005
ISBN :
Pages : 130 pages
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New Scientist

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Release Date : 1963-08-15
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Pages : 42 pages
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Download PDF or read online New Scientist Book by and published by . This book was released on 1963-08-15 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/synopsis : New Scientist magazine was launched in 1956 "for all those men and women who are interested in scientific discovery, and in its industrial, commercial and social consequences". The brand's mission is no different today - for its consumers, New Scientist reports, explores and interprets the results of human endeavour set in the context of society and culture.

Please Use This for Children and Not for War and Guns

Author : Cynthia Blomquist Gustavson
Publisher : Blooming Twig Books
Release Date : 2010
ISBN : 1933918500
Pages : 98 pages
Rating : 4.3/5 (933 Download)

Download PDF or read online Please Use This for Children and Not for War and Guns Book by Cynthia Blomquist Gustavson and published by Blooming Twig Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/synopsis : From an activist poem about her simple letter to the government along with her family's taxes saying, "Please use this for children, and not for war and guns..." to a poem about a conversation between a mother and her daughter about long-kept secrets, award-winning poet Cynthia Blomquist Gustavson confronts issues seldom tackled in mainstream poetry.

Developing Ecological Consciousness

Author : Christopher Uhl
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2003
ISBN : 9780742532915
Pages : 414 pages
Rating : 4.2/5 (532 Download)

Download PDF or read online Developing Ecological Consciousness Book by Christopher Uhl and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2003 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/synopsis : A second edition of this textbook is now available. Developing Ecological Consciousness offers an ecology-based, wonder-filled initiation to the Universe and the Planet Earth. It examines the ways in which humans are damaging the Earth and their own bodies and spirits. The book presents paradigms, values, and tools essential for both planetary and personal transformation.

Army

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Release Date : 1976
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Pages : 968 pages
Rating : 4.0/5 (3 Download)

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Kiowa Military Societies

Author : William C. Meadows
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2012-11-08
ISBN : 080618602X
Pages : 477 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (86 Download)

Download PDF or read online Kiowa Military Societies Book by William C. Meadows and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2012-11-08 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/synopsis : Warrior culture has long been an important facet of Plains Indian life. For Kiowa Indians, military societies have special significance. They serve not only to honor veterans and celebrate and publicize martial achievements but also to foster strong role models for younger tribal members. To this day, these societies serve to maintain traditional Kiowa values, culture, and ethnic identity. Previous scholarship has offered only glimpses of Kiowa military societies. William C. Meadows now provides a detailed account of the ritual structures, ceremonial composition, and historical development of each society: Rabbits, Mountain Sheep, Horses Headdresses, Black Legs, Skunkberry /Unafraid of Death, Scout Dogs, Kiowa Bone Strikers, and Omaha, as well as past and present women’s groups. Two dozen illustrations depict personages and ceremonies, and an appendix provides membership rosters from the late 1800s. The most comprehensive description ever published on Kiowa military societies, this work is unmatched by previous studies in its level of detail and depth of scholarship. It demonstrates the evolution of these groups within the larger context of American Indian history and anthropology, while documenting and preserving tribal traditions.

The Iowa Ornithologist

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Release Date : 1897
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Pages : 96 pages
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