The Dodo and its kindred or the history, affinities, and osteology of the Dodo, solitaire, and other extinct birds of the Islands Mauritius, Rodriguez, and Bourbon
Well versed in natural history, particularly geology and ornithology, Hugh Edwin Strickland (1811-53) became fascinated by the dodo and mankind's influence on its extinction. Seeking to investigate this flightless bird and other extinct species from islands in the Indian Ocean, he invited the c...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press
2015.
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| Colección: | CUP ebooks.
Cambridge library collection. Zoology. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b45403120*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- Part I. History and external characteristics of the dodo, solitaire and other brevipennate birds. Introduction ; 1. The brevipennate bird of Mauritius, the dodo ; 2. The brevipennate bird of Rodriguez, the solitaire ; 3. Brevipennate birds of the isle of Bourbon ; Postscript
- Part II. Osteology of the dodo and solitaire. Introduction ; 1. Osteology of the dodo ; 2. Osteology of the solitaire ; Postscript
- Appendices
- Explanation of the plates
- Index.
