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Bird Love: The Family Life of Birds / (Record no. 44936)

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001 - CONTROL NUMBER
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003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
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005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781782407485
Qualifying information (Hardback)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 1782407480
029 1# - (OCLC)
OCLC library identifier AU@
System control number 000066442769
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)1134466573
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency NZLEP
Language of cataloging eng
Transcribing agency NZLEP
Modifying agency OCLCQ
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 598.156
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Tong, Wenfei.
9 (RLIN) 47291
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Bird Love: The Family Life of Birds /
Statement of responsibility, etc Wenfei Tong.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc Lewes :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc The Ivy Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2020.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 192 pages ;
Dimensions 254 x 203 mm
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Hardback.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Exploring the sex life of birds and their wide range of mating and parenting habits, Bird Love gives you a detailed insight into bird family life. More than 90 percent of birds appear to be monogamous, but beneath the surface there is a huge variety of mating systems in play, from temporary monogamy and extra pair mating to multiple partners for either sex, with some species switching between these as their circumstances change. Discover the amazing array of courtship techniques employed by birds around the world: male bowerbirds construct extravagant galleries to attract females ospreys bring gifts of food in exchange for sex male skylarks perform simultaneous aerial and vocal acrobatics to impress females the practice of lekking, where males in a species such as grouse gather to display to females, who then complete reproduction solo, from nesting to raising chicks. Learn how male ornament is used as a sign of quality: when a long-tailed widowbird in East Africa shows off his immaculate 16-inch long tail, he is advertising the quality of his genes. Having somewhere safe to bring up chicks is paramount, and a male with impressive building skills or a nest in a prime location will attract a mate. Bird nests shown here range from nothing but a bare branch on which white terns lay their unshielded egg, to the enormous mud and stick mounds constructed by hamerkops. Taking security to the extreme, female hornbills seal themselves in to their tree hollow nests, relying on their mates to deliver food through a narrow slit. But it's not all about males seeking to impress or dominate females: sex roles can be reversed, and the book includes examples such as the black coucal, whose females are 70% bigger than males, sing to defend territories, and leave the males to perform all childcare duties. The limited availability of nest holes for the eclectus parrots of Melanesia means that females fight each other to secure a home, and the winner may have up to seven mates. Which partner looks after the chicks can depend on the population's male-female ratio, and either sex can desert the nest in search of further matings to secure another clutch of chicks. The different levels of parental care are revealed, such as preferential feeding, allowing an insurance chick to die, and how songbirds teach their young to sing their species-specific song. Harsh habitats can make group breeding the best means of survival, and many species have more than two adults per nest, helping to bring food, deter predators or tend young. Brood parasitism, where birds such as cuckoos and cowbirds lay their eggs in other birds' nests, is a strange and fascinating concept, and the book explores how these species have evolved to delegate all parental care. Alongside, it also shows how host species have developed a wide range of tactics to defend their nests and their own families or to make the best of bringing up an impostor. The essential insight to bird family life, Bird Love is richly illustrated with stunning colour photographs, and regular Backyard Bird boxes in each chapter showcase familiar species from around the world.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
9 (RLIN) 47292
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Birds
Topical term following geographic name as entry element Behavior.
General subdivision Behavior.
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
Koha item type Non-Fiction
948 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC); SERIES PART DESIGNATOR (RLIN)
h (OCLC) HELD BY NZWMT - 19 OTHER HOLDINGS
Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Total Renewals Full call number Barcode Date last seen Date checked out Cost, replacement price Price effective from Koha item type Public note
    Dewey Decimal Classification   Not For Loan Non Fiction Waimate Waimate Located at Event Centre 06/08/2020 ALLB All Books New Zealand 34.00 1 598.156 A00741310 23/06/2023 23/06/2023 34.00 06/08/2020 Non-Fiction Not For Loan
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