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020 _a9780520239258 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 _a0520239253 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 _z9780520962644 (ebook)
020 _z0520962648 (ebook)
040 _aBD-ChVAS
_beng
_cBD-ChVAS
_eBD-ChVAS
_dBD-ChVAS
082 0 0 _a598.71
_223
_bTOP
100 1 _aToft, Catherine Ann,
_d1950-2011,
_eauthor.
_93187
245 1 0 _aParrots of the wild :
_ba natural history of the world's most captivating birds /
_cCatherine A. Toft and Timothy F. Wright ; foreword by James D. Gilardi ; in collaboration with the World Parrot Trust.
250 _aFirst edition.
260 _aCalifornia :
_bUniversity of California Press ;
_cc2015.
300 _axx, 345 pages :
_billustrations (chiefly color) ;
_c26 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _a"A synthetic account of the diversity and ecology of wild parrots, distilling knowledge from the author's own research and from her review of more than 2,400 published scientific studies. The text covers parrots' evolutionary history, foraging, mating, and social behavior, innate intelligence, and conservation status. The book is enhanced by an array of illustrations, including photos of parrots taken exclusively in their natural habitat"--
650 0 _aParrots.
_93188
700 1 _aWright, Timothy F.,
_d1967-
_eauthor.
_93189
700 1 _aGilardi, James D.,
_ewriter of foreword.
_93190
710 2 _aWorld Parrot Trust.
_93191
942 _2ddc
_cBKR
999 _c3214
_d3214