Kea, Bird of Paradox : the Evolution and Behavior of a New Zealand Parrot.

By:

Diamond, Judy

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, 1999.Description: 1 online resource (248 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780520920804
0520920805

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

598.71150993

LOC classification:

QL696 .P7 D535 1999

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Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; One: The Moa's Legacy; Two: From Relict to Renegade; Three: Hanging Out with the Gang; Four: Growing and Learning; Five: The Prince and the Pauper; Six: From Bounties to Black Markets; Appendices; Appendix A: List of Common and Scientific Names; Appendix B: Supplementary Tables; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W.

Summary: The kea, a crow-sized parrot that lives in the rugged mountains of New Zealand, is considered by some a playful comic and by others a vicious killer. Its true character is a mystery that biologists have debated for more than a century. This book offers a comprehensive account of kea's contradictory nature.

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The kea, a crow-sized parrot that lives in the rugged mountains of New Zealand, is considered by some a playful comic and by others a vicious killer. Its true character is a mystery that biologists have debated for more than a century. This book offers a comprehensive account of kea's contradictory nature.

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