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100 1  Hauber, Mark E.,|d1972-|eauthor. 
245 14 The book of eggs :|ba lifesize guide to the eggs of six 
       hundred of the world's bird species /|cMark E. Hauber; 
       editors, John Bates & Barbara Becker; photography, John 
       Weinstein. 
264  1 Chicago ;|aLondon :|bThe University of Chicago Press,
       |c2014. 
300    655 pages :|billustrations, maps ;|c28 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 646-647) and 
       indexes. 
505 0  Foreword / by John Bates -- Introduction -- Egg anatomy & 
       physiology -- Egg size & shape -- Egg coloration & 
       patterning -- Nests & eggs -- Breeding strategies : clutch
       size -- Breeding strategies : nest parasitism -- Science &
       egg collections -- The eggs. Water birds ; Large non-
       passerine land birds ; Small non-passerine land birds ; 
       Passerines -- Appendices. Glossary ; Resources & useful 
       information ; The classification of birds ; Index by 
       common name ; Index by scientific name ; Acknowledgments. 
520    The Book of Eggs introduces readers to eggs from six 
       hundred species - some endangered or extinct - from around
       the world and housed mostly at Chicago's Field Museum of 
       Natural History. Organized by habitat and taxonomy, the 
       entries include newly commissioned photographs that 
       reproduce each egg in full color and at actual size, as 
       well as distribution maps and drawings and descriptions of
       the birds and their nests where the eggs are kept warm. 
       Birds' eggs are some of the most colorful and variable 
       natural products in the wild, and each entry is also 
       accompanied by a brief description that includes 
       evolutionary explanations for the wide variety of colors 
       and patterns, from camouflage designed to protect against 
       predation, to thermoregulatory adaptations, to adjustments
       for the circumstances of a particular habitat or season. 
       Throughout the book are fascinating facts to pique the 
       curiosity of binocular-toting birdwatchers and budding 
       amateurs alike. Female mallards, for instance, invest more
       energy to produce larger eggs when faced with the genetic 
       windfall of an attractive mate. Some seabirds, like the 
       cliff-dwelling guillemot, have adapted to produce long, 
       pointed eggs, whose uneven weight distribution prevents 
       them from rolling off rocky ledges into the sea. 
546    Text in English. 
650  0 Birds|xEggs. 
650  0 Birds|xNests. 
650  0 Birds|xBreeding. 
650  0 Birds|xEggs|vClassification. 
650  0 Birds|xEggs|zNorth America|vPictorial works. 
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650  7 Birds|xNests.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00833043 
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651  7 North America.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01242475 
655  7 Classification.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01697073 
655  7 Pictorial works.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423874 
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