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Synopsis
Beautifully illustrated and magnificently comprehensive, The Megapodes is the most authoritative guide on the subject available. Distributed over Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, The Philippines, the Nicobar Islands of India, and several southwest Pacific Islands, the Megapodes are heavy-bodied birds of the forest floor (they can fly, but move mostly by walking) who forage for insects, seeds, and fallen fruit. The only birds known to use external heat sources rather than body heat for incubation, their young emerge fully able to fend for themselves and receive no parental care. The first part of the book provides an overview of the family as a whole; describes their taxonomy, distribution, biology, and behavior; and focuses on the physiological, ecological, and behavioral adaptations that have resulted from its unique incubation technique. The second part features 22 species accounts, each of which contains a complete description of the bird in its natural state. Each account is based on the best literature available, the authors' own field research, and information collected from the distinguished efforts of the Megapode Specialist Group. Sonograms are included where possible. This volume--as with others in the Bird Families of the World series--will be indispensable to professional and amateur ornithologists alike.
Bird Families of the World is a new multivolume series of handbooks that will prove indispensable to both the professional scientist and the ever-growing body of amateur ornithologists. Each volume will provide a comprehensive synthesis of current knowledge on one bird family or several related families. In each book the reader will find: six to nine general chapters on the biology, feeding ecology, breeding behavior, evolutionary relationships, and conservation of birds in the family; specially commissioned color plates by a leading artist; black-and-white illustrations of anatomy and behavior; descriptions of each species that cover appearance, weight, measurements, field characters, voice, habitat, food, breeding behavior, life cycle, range, and status (with distribution map). They will provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date species-level information available.
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About the Author
Darryl N. Jones is Lecturer in Environmental Sciences at Griffith University. René W. R. J. Dekker is Curator of Birds at the National Museum of Natural History, Leiden. Cees S. Roselaar has a position with the Institute for Systematics and Population Biology at the University of Amsterdam.
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The Megapodes: MegaPodiidae (Bird Families of the World)
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The Megapodes: Megapodiidae
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Hard cover. Perlo, Ber Van (illustrator). First edition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 282 p. Contains: Illustrations. Bird Families of the World, 3. Audience: General/trade. Very good in very good dust jacket. light shelfwear, no ownership marks, small bump to the book affecting jacket and cover, no tears, Seller Inventory # Alibris.0021842
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The Megapodes
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Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Van Perlo, Ber (illustrator). First Edition. This 262 pp. indexed book is an excellent technical manual that well describes the 22 species of birds in this family. They live in Australia, Indonesia and Southwest Pacific Islands. Sometimes called "thermometer Birds", they are the only birds known to use an external heat source (mounds that they build over the nests) instead of body heat, to incubate their eggs. Beautiful color plates of the birds in the center of the book. Photos upon request. Seller Inventory # 42066
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The Megapodes
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Van Perlo, Ber (illustrator) (illustrator). New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. New book, but dust jacket received a small tear in transit. 8 color plates, illustrations., photos, maps, 282 pages. Examines brush-turkeys, talegallas, malleefowl, meleos and megapodes through evolution, biogeography, ecology, behavior, specialized incubation and other adaptations, & conservation. 22 species accounts include notes on description, distribution, habitat, food, vocalization, breeding, status and conservation, research priorities, aviculture. Bibliography, index. (Bird Families of the World Series) . Hardcover. As New/Very Good. Illus. by Van Perlo, Ber (illustrator). 8vo. Seller Inventory # 013974
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Van Perlo, Ber (illustrator) (illustrator). New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. 8 color plates, illustrations., photos, maps, 282 pages. Examines brush-turkeys, talegallas, malleefowl, meleos and megapodes through evolution, biogeography, ecology, behavior, specialized incubation and other adaptations, & conservation. 22 species accounts include notes on description, distribution, habitat, food, vocalization, breeding, status and conservation, research priorities, aviculture. Bibliography, index. (Bird Families of the World Series) . Cloth. New/New. Illus. by Van Perlo, Ber (illustrator). 8vo. Seller Inventory # 013972
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Van Perlo, Ber (illustrator) (illustrator). New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. 8 color plates, illustrations., photos, maps, 282 pages. Examines brush-turkeys, talegallas, malleefowl, meleos and megapodes through evolution, biogeography, ecology, behavior, specialized incubation and other adaptations, & conservation. 22 species accounts include notes on description, distribution, habitat, food, vocalization, breeding, status and conservation, research priorities, aviculture. Bibliography, index. (Bird Families of the World Series) . Cloth. New/New. Illus. by Van Perlo, Ber (illustrator). 8vo. Seller Inventory # 013973
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The Megapodes : MegaPodiidae - Bird Families of the World
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