Bibliograph

Loon lessons, uncommon encounters with the great northern diver, James D. Paruk

Type

Label

Loon lessons, uncommon encounters with the great northern diver, James D. Paruk

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

platesillustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Loon lessons

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1201298488

Responsibility statement

James D. Paruk

Sub title

uncommon encounters with the great northern diver

Summary

"The nature of the common loon, from biology to behavior, from one of the world's foremost observers of the revered waterbird"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

In Search of the Ancestral Loon -- Selected by Nature: A Tale of Two Birds -- What a Drag! The Inner Workings of a Master Diver -- Pairing Up: The Behavioral Ecology of Loon Courtship -- Taking Turns: Nesting Behavior and Ecological Trade-Offs -- Wails, Yodels, and Tremolos: The Call of the Loon -- A Vigilant Bird: Parents, Chicks, and the Breeding Loon Family -- More Than a Foot Waggle: The Fascinating World of Loon Behavior -- Loons on the Move: The Strategy and Dynamics of Migration -- Not Your Typical Snowbird: The Loon's Winter Ecology -- Saving the Loons We Love: Conservation Threats -- Loon Watch: Adapting to a Changing World

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