Mound-builders / Darryl Jones and Ann Göth.
Mound-builders / Darryl Jones and Ann Göth.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub., c2008.
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N598.64099/1
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
viii, 119 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Familiar yet distinct -- 2. Taxonomy, distribution and habitat -- 3. Appearance and ecology -- 4. The mound -- 5. Abandoned eggs -- 6. Growing up without parental care -- 7. Social and reproductive behaviour -- 8. Conservation and management of Australian mound-builders.
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Publisher
Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub., c2008.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
c2008.
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Summary
"The Megapodes are an ancient and remarkable group of birds that occur only in Australia, Papua New Guinea and the islands that surround them. Within this group, there are 22 species of mound-builders, three of which occur in Australia in dramatically differing habitats: the scrubfowl lives in the humid tropics; the brush turkey in dense forested a...
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Mound-builders / Darryl Jones and Ann Göth.
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Notes
General note
Australian natural history series.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 107-116.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
c2008.
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Call Numbers
N598.64099/1
Record Identifier
74VvmWzxgglM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvmWzxgglM
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ISBN
9780643093454 (pbk.)
DDC
598.640994
MMS ID
991006577779702626
