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Penguins : Natural History and Conservation.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Samuel and Althea Stroum BksPublisher: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (337 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780295999067
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: PenguinsDDC classification:
  • 598.47
LOC classification:
  • SB
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Global Penguin Society -- Introduction -- I. LARGE PENGUINS GENUS APTENODYTES -- 1. King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) -- 2. Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) -- II. BRUSH-TAILED PENGUINS GENUS PYGOSCELIS -- 3. Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) -- 4. Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) -- 5. Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) -- III. YELLOW-EYED PENGUIN GENUS MEGADYPTES -- 6. Yellow-Eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) -- IV. CRESTED PENGUINS GENUS EUDYPTES -- 7. Southern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) -- 8. Northern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi) -- 9. Erect-Crested Penguin (Eudyptes sclateri) -- 10. Fiordland Penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) -- 11. Snares Penguin (Eudyptes robustus) -- 12. Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) and Royal Penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) -- V. BANDED PENGUINS GENUS SPHENISCUS -- 13. African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) -- 14. Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) -- 15. Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) -- 16. Galápagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) -- VI. LITTLE (OR BLUE) PENGUIN GENUS EUDYPTULA -- 17. Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors.
Summary: "A state-of-the-art guide to status, distribution, abundance, and population trends of 18 penguin species. Highlights emerging conservation issues and opportunities to increase understanding of common threats to penguins"--.
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Cover -- Contents -- Global Penguin Society -- Introduction -- I. LARGE PENGUINS GENUS APTENODYTES -- 1. King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) -- 2. Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) -- II. BRUSH-TAILED PENGUINS GENUS PYGOSCELIS -- 3. Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) -- 4. Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) -- 5. Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) -- III. YELLOW-EYED PENGUIN GENUS MEGADYPTES -- 6. Yellow-Eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) -- IV. CRESTED PENGUINS GENUS EUDYPTES -- 7. Southern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) -- 8. Northern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi) -- 9. Erect-Crested Penguin (Eudyptes sclateri) -- 10. Fiordland Penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) -- 11. Snares Penguin (Eudyptes robustus) -- 12. Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) and Royal Penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) -- V. BANDED PENGUINS GENUS SPHENISCUS -- 13. African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) -- 14. Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) -- 15. Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) -- 16. Galápagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) -- VI. LITTLE (OR BLUE) PENGUIN GENUS EUDYPTULA -- 17. Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors.

"A state-of-the-art guide to status, distribution, abundance, and population trends of 18 penguin species. Highlights emerging conservation issues and opportunities to increase understanding of common threats to penguins"--.

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