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The California Condor : A Saga Of Natural History And Conservation

  • The California Condor : A Saga Of Natural History And  Conservation
  • Title

    • AP Natural World
  • Attribution

    Noel Synder and Helen Snyder
  • Publication Details

    Book, Academic Press, 2000
  • Availability

    LOCATIONCALL #STATUS
      (UPPER LEVEL)  QL696.F33 S69 2000         AVAILABLE

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  • Description

    Key Features: Reviews historical account of condor biology and conservation Analyzes nest site characteristics and limitations Studies breeding behavior and analyzes breeding effort and success Discusses mortality rates and the causes for their decline and efforts to improve reproduction Discusses the techniques, problems, and results of captive breeding and release programs (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
  • Authors

  • Subject

  • Places in this work

  • Contents

    • Ch. 1. Some Perspectives on Basic Condor Biology
    • Ch. 2. California Condors in Prehistoric, Historic, and Modern Human Cultures
    • Ch. 3. Condor Research and Conservation in the Early-Mid 20th Century
    • Ch. 4. Battles in the Political Arena
    • Ch. 5. Africa and Peru
    • Ch. 6. Development and Testing of Research Techniques
    • Ch. 7. Censusing
    • Ch. 8. Movements and Food
    • Ch. 9. Nest Sites
    • Ch. 10. Breeding Behavior
    • Ch. 11. Breeding Effort and Success
    • Ch. 12. Mortality
    • Ch. 13. Field Conservation and Habitat Preservation
    • Ch. 14. Formation of a Captive Flock
    • Ch. 15. The Audubon Lawsuit and the Valentine’s Day Docufesto
    • Ch. 16. Captive Breeding
    • Ch. 17. Releases to the Wild
    • Ch. 18. Overview
  • ISBN

    • 0126540055
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