Pelicans, Cormorants, and their Relatives

Zusatztext The reputation of these guides, as being the scientific bedrock for ornithologists, is well deserved.... this will no doubt be part of the ornithological landscape for the next generation. Fatbirder, February 2006. Informationen zum Autor J. Bryan Nelson is Reader Emeritus at Aberdeen University (Zoology Department), and during his career has held the posts of Director, Azraq UNESCO Field Station (Jordan) (I.B.P. appointment), Honorary Vice President of the Galapagos Conservation Trust, and Director of the Scottish Seabird Centre. Klappentext The pelecaniformes are a large and important group of seabirds, containing many spectacular species. This book addresses the breeding biology of the six pelecaniform families, which comprise the closely-related core groups (pelicans, cormorants/shags, darters, gannets/boobies) and their moredistant relatives, the frigate birds and tropic birds. Many fundamental questions can be addressed through the pelecaniformes: Why do they breed in colonies? What are the links between their feeding methods and their reproduction? What part does territorial and pairing behavior play in theirlife-cycles? These and scores of comparable issues, including those related to man, are woven here into a richly interpretative text.The author's approach to the subject is threefold. First, the pelecaniformes are placed within the framework of four discrete disciplines, with chapters on evolutionary relationships, comparative behaviour, ecology, and the birds' relationship with humans. Secondly, each of the six families isdiscussed, elucidating the range of taxonomy, behavior, and ecology within each. Finally, we progress to specific level, using the same structure as for the family accounts. In this way, each of the 60-odd species can be understood not just as discrete units, but as part of their family and order.The book is unique in its coverage of the entire order and in its combination of facts and interpretation. Pelicans, Cormorants, and their Relatives will enable readers not only to identify the many spectacular species which make up this large and important group of seabirds, but also to understand their breeding biology. Zusammenfassung The pelecaniformes are seabirds, found all over the world in marine and freshwater environments, encompassing six families and sixty species. They illuminate a variety of important areas of seabird biology. This book is complemented by pictures that were specially commissioned from renowned ornithology illustrators. ...

Autorentext
J. Bryan Nelson is Reader Emeritus at Aberdeen University (Zoology Department), and during his career has held the posts of Director, Azraq UNESCO Field Station (Jordan) (I.B.P. appointment), Honorary Vice President of the Galapagos Conservation Trust, and Director of the Scottish Seabird Centre.

Klappentext
The pelecaniformes are a large and important group of seabirds, containing many spectacular species. This book addresses the breeding biology of the six pelecaniform families, which comprise the closely-related core groups (pelicans, cormorants/shags, darters, gannets/boobies) and their more
distant relatives, the frigate birds and tropic birds. Many fundamental questions can be addressed through the pelecaniformes: Why do they breed in colonies? What are the links between their feeding methods and their reproduction? What part does territorial and pairing behavior play in their
life-cycles? These and scores of comparable issues, including those related to man, are woven here into a richly interpretative text.
The author's approach to the subject is threefold. First, the pelecaniformes are placed within the framework of four discrete disciplines, with chapters on evolutionary relationships, comparative behaviour, ecology, and the birds' relationship with humans. Secondly, each of the six families is
discussed, elucidating the range of taxonomy, behavior, and ecology within each. Finally, we progress to specific level, using the same structure as for the family accounts. In this way, each of the 60-odd species can be understood not just as discrete units, but as part of their family and order.
The book is unique in its coverage of the entire order and in its combination of facts and interpretation.
Pelicans, Cormorants, and their Relatives will enable readers not only to identify the many spectacular species which make up this large and important group of seabirds, but also to understand their breeding biology.


Zusammenfassung
The pelecaniformes are seabirds, found all over the world in marine and freshwater environments, encompassing six families and sixty species. They illuminate a variety of important areas of seabird biology. This book is complemented by pictures that were specially commissioned from renowned ornithology illustrators.

Inhalt
List of colour plates; List of abbreviations; Plan of the book; Introduction; PART I: GENERAL CHAPTERS; 1. Evolutionary relationships; 2. Breeding biology; 3. Behaviour; 4. The pelecaniformes and man; 5. General family accounts; PART II: SPECIES ACCOUNTS; Appendix; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

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