| Description |
xx, 242 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-237) and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Introduction : Owl addiction -- ch. 1. Anatomy of an owl -- Paleocene origins -- WMDs : weapons of mouse destruction -- On wings that whisper -- Colors that disguise -- Fretting with feathers -- ch. 2. Son et lumière -- Sound advice -- The handicap of darkness -- The eyes of owls -- The nocturnal syndrome -- ch. 3. Haunts and hideaways -- From tundra and taiga to mountains and marshlands -- Floaters -- Hot and cold weather woes -- Roost rewards -- Fleeing from winter -- Owl invasions -- ch. 4. The owlish appetite -- Foods that fight back -- Pellet diaries -- Hunting techniques -- Hoarding for hard times -- ch. 5. Family life -- Who gives a hoot? -- Courtship conduct -- House hunting -- The cloacal kiss -- Oology -- The tedium of incubation -- Sexual dimorphism : the great debate -- ch. 6. The next generation -- Early chick life -- Asynchronous hatching : a strategy -- Life in the nest -- Roamers, branchers, and homebodies -- The young and the restless -- ch. 7. Predators, pirates, and pests -- Kleptoparasitism -- A call to arms -- ch. 8. Owls and humans -- HIPPO -- Appendix : Scientific names of plants and animals -- References -- Index. |
| Subject |
Owls -- United States.
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Owls -- Canada.
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Owls -- Behavior -- United States.
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Owls -- Behavior -- Canada.
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| ISBN |
9780801886874 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0801886872 hardcover alkaline paper |
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