| Description |
1 online resource (168 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Australian natural history series
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Australian natural history series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preamble; Chapter 1 What and where they are; Attitudes to tawny frogmouths; Who are the relatives of the tawny frogmouth?; Complexities of subspecies, geographic variation and systematics; Distribution of tawny frogmouths within Australia; Chapter 2 General anatomy; Integument; Feathers; Wings; Eyes, ears and olfactory system; Beak; Neck and vertebrae; Legs and feet; Chapter 3 The brain and the senses; The brain; Vision; Hearing; Smell, taste and tactile senses; Chapter 4 Daily life and adaptations; Lifespan and interventions; Predation and survival. |
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SleepingCoping with the weather and the seasons; Chapter 5 Feeding and territory; Type of food consumed; Water regulation; How and where they feed; Problems with food; Territory and territorial defence; Chapter 6 Bonding and breeding; Partnerships; Mating; Nest building and the problem of tawny frogmouth nests; Laying the eggs; Parental role in incubating the eggs; Brooding trance?; Chapter 7 Development; Egg laying timing; Egg size; Inside the egg; Hatching; Nestling stage and camouflage; Early development after hatching; Food for the young birds; Fledging; Dispersal of young. |
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Chapter 8 Emotions, vocal behaviour and communicationEmotions and autonomic responses; Beak signals; Making sounds; Vocal signals; Type of calls; Threat displays; Epilogue; Endnotes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W. |
| Summary |
The tawny frogmouth is one of Australia's most intriguing and endearing birds. Written by award-winning author Gisela Kaplan, one of Australia's leading authorities on animal behaviour and native birds, this second edition of Tawny Frogmouth presents an easy-to-read account of these unique nocturnal birds, which can be found across almost the entire continent. Fully revised and updated throughout, this book combines 20 years of systematic observation with published research and information from regional surveys, and represents the most comprehensive single study ever conducted on tawny frogmouths.We learn that tawny frogmouths are very affectionate, have close bonds with lifelong partners, scream like prowling tomcats when distressed, fight with lightning speed and defend nest sites from reptilian predators by mobbing and spraying pungent faeces at them. Uncompromising male fights are contrasted with the touching gentleness of males as fathers. We also learn how resilient and unusual tawny frogmouths are in the way they cope with heat and cold and scarcity of water, sit out danger, and use a large variety of food items.This fascinating book has a wide appeal to bird lovers, amateur ornithologists and naturalists, as well as those with a scientific or professional interest in native birds, their communication, emotions and skills. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Podargidae -- Australia.
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Podargidae. |
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Australia. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| ISBN |
9781486308170 (electronic book) |
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1486308171 (electronic book) |
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9781486308163 |
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9781486308187 (electronic book) |
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148630818X |
| Music No. |
EB00770972 Recorded Books |
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