The Kittiwake
Returning to its breeding sites in the spring after a winter spent far out at sea, the Kittiwake is a familiar sight around the coasts of Britain and Europe. A pale, medium-sized gull with a 'gentle' expression and bright yellow bill, the Kittiwake has been the subject of behavioural research since the late 1950s - one of the longest running studies in the world. In this Poyser Monograph, John Coulson summarises these decades of research, revealing amazing insights into the life of these gulls,…
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Returning to its breeding sites in the spring after a winter spent far out at sea, the Kittiwake is a familiar sight around the coasts of Britain and Europe. A pale, medium-sized gull with a 'gentle' expression and bright yellow bill, the Kittiwake has been the subject of behavioural research since the late 1950s - one of the longest running studies in the world. In this Poyser Monograph, John Coulson summarises these decades of research, revealing amazing insights into the life of these gulls, with wider implications for the behavioural ecology of all colonial birds. There are sections on lif.
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- Publication Date:2011.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):A & C Black
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2011.
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- Description:1 online resource (313 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781408152348, 9781408109663, 1408109662, 9781408152331, 1408152339, 1408152347
- oclc:on1015387414
- LC Classification:QL696.C46
- Dewey Decimal:598.338
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