Pelicans, Cormorants, and their Relatives
Author | : J. Bryan Nelson, MBE |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 702 |
Release | : 2006-01-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 0198577273 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780198577270 |
Rating | : 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Download or read book Pelicans, Cormorants, and their Relatives written by J. Bryan Nelson, MBE and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2006-01-26 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pelecaniformes are seabirds, found all over the world in marine and freshwater environments, encompassing six families and sixty species. They illuminate a variety of extremely important areas of seabird biology, especially ecology, behaviour and conservation. Bryan Nelson has researched these birds for forty years and his work is complemented by beautiful pictures, specially commissioned for the book from renowned ornithology illustrators.