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Written by an ecologist-behaviorist who has worked extensively in the natural penguin habitat, The Behavior of Penguins is the first general work on the entire family of penguins. Numerous and remarkable field photographs document the authors detailed study of the life cycles and breeding patterns of each penguin species. He brings to light their unusual abilities to go with little food for months, to dive deep in the ocean, and to protect themselves in extreme environments. Mller-Schwarzes comprehensive and fascinating account of penguins also emphasizes the urgent need to protect these birds and their natural habitat.

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title The Behavior of Penguins Adapted to Ice and Tropics SUNY Series in - photo 1
title:The Behavior of Penguins : Adapted to Ice and Tropics SUNY Series in Animal Behavior
author:Mller-Schwarze, Dietland.
publisher:State University of New York Press
isbn10 | asin:0873958675
print isbn13:9780873958677
ebook isbn13:9780585061214
language:English
subjectPenguins--Behavior.
publication date:1984
lcc:QL696.S473M82 1984eb
ddc:598.4/41
subject:Penguins--Behavior.
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The Behavior of Penguins
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SUNY Series in Animal Behavior
Jerram L. Brown, Editor
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The Behavior of Penguins
Adapted to Ice and Tropics
Dietland Mller-Schwarze
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS
Albany
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Published by
State University of New York Press, Albany
1984 State University of New York
All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of America
No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.
For information, address State University of New York
Press, State University Plaza, Albany, N.Y., 12246
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Mller-Schwarze, Dietland.
The behavior of penguins.
(SUNY series in animal behavior)
Bibliography: p.
1. PenguinsBehavior. I. Title. II. Series.
QL696.S473M82Picture 21984Picture 3598.4'Picture 44183-18020
ISBN 0-87395-866-7
ISBN 0-87395-867-5 (pbk.)
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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CONTENTS
List of Maps
viii
Preface
ix
Part 1 Penguins in General
1
History
3
2
Penguins in General
5
Picture 5
Form
5
Picture 6
Locomotion
6
Picture 7
The Penguin Species
6
Picture 8
Penguins by Groups
7
3
Zoographic Regions and their Characteristic Penguins
11
Picture 9
Antarctic Penguins
16
Picture 10
Continental Antarctic Penguins
16
Picture 11
Maritime Antarctic Penguins
16
Picture 12
Subantarctic Penguins
16
Picture 13
Temperate Zone and Tropical Penguins
16
4
Penguins as Social Birds
17
5
Penguins as Diving Birds
19
6
The Phylogeny of Penguins
23
7
The Role of Penguins in their Ecosystem
25
8
Penguins are Special Birds
27
Picture 14
Anatomical Adaptations to the Polar Climate
28
Picture 15
Behavioral Adaptations to the Polar Climate
28
9
Man and Penguins
31

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