Tracks and Signs of the Animals and Birds of Britain and Europe - Softcover

Olsen, Lars-Henrik

 
9780691157535: Tracks and Signs of the Animals and Birds of Britain and Europe
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0691157537 ISBN 13: 9780691157535
Verlag: Princeton University Press, 2013

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An indispensable color-illustrated field guide to the tracks and signs of Europe's animals and birds

This beautifully illustrated field guide enables you to easily identify the tracks and signs left by a wide variety of mammal and bird species found in Britain and Europe, covering behaviors ranging from hunting, foraging, and feeding to courtship, breeding, and nesting. Introductory chapters offer detailed drawings of footprints and tracks of large and small mammals, which are followed by sections on mammal scat, bird droppings, and the feeding signs of animals on food sources such as nuts, cones, and rose hips. The book then describes specific mammal species, providing information on size, distribution, behavior, habitat, and similar species, as well as more specific detail on tracks and scat. Distribution maps are also included.

This indispensable field guide covers 175 species of mammals and birds, and features a wealth of stunning color photos and artwork throughout.

  • Helps you easily identify the tracks and signs of a variety of mammals and birds
  • Covers 175 species
  • Illustrated throughout with photos, drawings, and artwork
  • Includes informative descriptions of mammal species along with distribution maps

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Lars-Henrik Olsen is a zoologist, writer, and lecturer. He has worked at the Zoological Museum in Copenhagen and the World Wildlife Fund, and is the producer of a number of Danish radio and television programs. His books include Small Freshwater Creatures.

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"This is an excellent, engaging field guide to the tracks and spoor of the mammals and birds of Northern Europe. The photos and species accounts are outstanding, and I quite like the style of artwork, which is realistic enough to highlight the important characteristics, but stylistic enough to convey the general look of what can be a variable subject."--Roland W. Kays, coauthor of Mammals of North America

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Tracks and Signs of the Animals and Birds of Britain and Europe

By Lars-Henrik Olsen, Mark Epstein

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS

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Contents

Preface....................................................................5
Mammal tracks..............................................................6
Antlers....................................................................18
Bird tracks................................................................22
Scat.......................................................................35
Feeding signs on trees.....................................................46
Fray marks on trees........................................................57
Holes in trees, ant heaps, etc.............................................59
Gnawed branches............................................................62
Feeding signs on mushrooms.................................................64
Feeding signs on turnips...................................................65
Feeding signs on spruce cones..............................................66
Feeding signs on pine cones................................................68
Feeding signs on hazelnuts.................................................68
Feeding signs on walnuts...................................................71
Feeding signs on rose hips.................................................72
Feeding signs on cherry stones.............................................73
Feeding signs on apples....................................................74
Nests and dens.............................................................76
Pellets....................................................................82
Round nests................................................................92
Feathers...................................................................96
Raptor feeding signs.......................................................100
Trails.....................................................................104
Brown Bear.................................................................106
Wolverine..................................................................109
Wolf and domestic dog......................................................111
Lynx.......................................................................115
Iberian Lynx...............................................................117
Wildcat....................................................................118
Arctic Fox.................................................................120
Red Fox....................................................................122
Raccoon Dog................................................................127
Raccoon....................................................................130
Eurasian Badger............................................................132
European Beaver............................................................136
North American Beaver......................................................142
Coypu......................................................................143
Muskrat....................................................................144
Northern Water Vole........................................................147
Southern Water Vole........................................................151
Water Shrew................................................................151
Otter......................................................................154
American Mink..............................................................157
European Mink..............................................................160
Western Polecat............................................................161
Pine Marten................................................................163
Beech Marten...............................................................165
Stoat......................................................................167
Weasel.....................................................................169
Brown Hare.................................................................171
Mountain Hare..............................................................174
Rabbit.....................................................................176
Red Squirrel...............................................................179
Grey Squirrel..............................................................183
Flying Squirrel............................................................184
Alpine Marmot..............................................................185
European Souslik...........................................................187
Black Rat..................................................................188
Brown Rat..................................................................189
House Mouse................................................................192
Yellow-necked Mouse........................................................195
Wood Mouse.................................................................199
Striped Field Mouse........................................................200
Harvest Mouse..............................................................202
Northern Birch Mouse.......................................................204
Common Dormouse............................................................205
Garden Dormouse............................................................207
Edible Dormouse............................................................209
Bank Vole..................................................................211
Field Vole.................................................................213
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Verlag
Princeton University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2013
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0691157537
ISBN 13 
9780691157535
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
273
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