Kea, Bird of Paradox the Evolution and Behavior of a New Zealand Parrot.
Diamond, Judy.
Kea, Bird of Paradox the Evolution and Behavior of a New Zealand Parrot. - Berkeley : University of California Press, (c)1999. - 1 online resource (248 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
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.
9780520920804
Kea--Evolution.
Kea--Behavior.
Electronic Books.
QL696 / .K433 1999
Kea, Bird of Paradox the Evolution and Behavior of a New Zealand Parrot. - Berkeley : University of California Press, (c)1999. - 1 online resource (248 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
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.
9780520920804
Kea--Evolution.
Kea--Behavior.
Electronic Books.
QL696 / .K433 1999