Loon Lessons : Uncommon Encounters with the Great Northern Diver.

By: Paruk, James DMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2021Copyright date: �2021Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (251 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781452963648Subject(s): Loons | Common loon--BehaviorGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Loon LessonsDDC classification: 598.442 LOC classification: QL696.G33Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. In Search of the Ancestral Loon -- Chapter 2. Selected by Nature: A Tale of Two Birds -- Chapter 3. What a Drag! The Inner Workings of a Master Diver -- Chapter 4. Pairing Up: The Behavioral Ecology of Loon Courtship -- Chapter 5. Taking Turns: Nesting Behavior and Ecological Trade-​Offs -- Chapter 6. Wails, Yodels, and Tremolos: The Call of the Loon -- Chapter 7. A Vigilant Bird: Parents, Chicks, and the Breeding Loon Family -- Chapter 8. More Than a Foot Waggle: The Fascinating World of Loon Behavior -- Chapter 9. Loons on the Move: The Strategy and Dynamics of Migration -- Chapter 10. Not Your Typical Snowbird: The Loon's Winter Ecology -- Chapter 11. Saving the Loons We Love: Conservation Threats -- Chapter 12. Loon Watch: Adapting to a Changing World -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Resources for Loon Conservation -- Index -- About the Author -- Color Plates.
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Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. In Search of the Ancestral Loon -- Chapter 2. Selected by Nature: A Tale of Two Birds -- Chapter 3. What a Drag! The Inner Workings of a Master Diver -- Chapter 4. Pairing Up: The Behavioral Ecology of Loon Courtship -- Chapter 5. Taking Turns: Nesting Behavior and Ecological Trade-​Offs -- Chapter 6. Wails, Yodels, and Tremolos: The Call of the Loon -- Chapter 7. A Vigilant Bird: Parents, Chicks, and the Breeding Loon Family -- Chapter 8. More Than a Foot Waggle: The Fascinating World of Loon Behavior -- Chapter 9. Loons on the Move: The Strategy and Dynamics of Migration -- Chapter 10. Not Your Typical Snowbird: The Loon's Winter Ecology -- Chapter 11. Saving the Loons We Love: Conservation Threats -- Chapter 12. Loon Watch: Adapting to a Changing World -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Resources for Loon Conservation -- Index -- About the Author -- Color Plates.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2023. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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