Ecology and conservation of North American sea ducks / edited by Jean-Pierre L. Savard, Environment Canada, Québec City, QC, Canada, Dirk V. Derksen, U.S. Geological Survey, Anchorage, AK, USA, Dan Esler, U.S. Geological Survey, Anchorage, AK, USA, John M. Eadie, University of California, Davis, CA, USA ; assisted by Vanessa W. Skean, U.S. Geological Survey, Anchorage, AK, USA.
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2015] |
| Description | xxii, 584 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Savard, Jean-Pierre L. |
| Other author/creator | Derksen, Dirk V. |
| Other author/creator | Esler, Dan (Daniel) |
| Other author/creator | Eadie, John M. (John McAllister), 1955- |
| Other author/creator | Skean, Vanessa W. |
| Series | Studies in avian biology / Cooper Ornithological Society ; volume 46 Studies in avian biology no. 46. ^A250889 |
| Contents | Status and trends of North American sea ducks -- Phylogenetics, phylogeography, and population genetics of North American sea ducks -- Population dynamics of sea ducks -- Infectious diseases, parasites, and biological toxins in sea ducks -- Breeding costs, nutrient reserves, and cross-seasonal effects -- Contaminants in sea ducks -- Foraging behavior, ecology, and energetics of sea ducks -- Variation in migration strategies of North American sea ducks -- Remigial molt of sea ducks -- Site fidelity, breeding habitats, and the reproductive strategies of sea ducks -- Breeding systems, spacing behavior, and reproductive behavior of sea ducks -- Harvest of sea ducks in North America -- Habitats of North American sea ducks -- Conservation of North American sea ducks -- Conclusion. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015304965 |
| ISBN | 9781482248975 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1482248972 (hardback) |
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