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Owls (Strigiformes) [electronic resource] :Annotated and Illustrated Checklist / by Friedhelm Weick.

by Weick, Friedhelm [author.]; SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.Description: XXXIV, 350 p. 63 illus., 23 color plates. online resource.ISBN: 9783540395676.Subject(s): Life sciences | Biodiversity | Zoology | Vertebrates | Life Sciences | Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography | Zoology | Vertebrates | BiodiversityDDC classification: 578.012 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
/ Einführung -- Order Strigiformes / Ordnung Strigiformes -- Owls in Flight / Eulen im Flug -- Wing Formula and Typography / Schwingenformel und Typographie -- Owls Described or Rediscovered in the Last 20 Years / Neu beschriebene und wiederentdeckte Eulen der vergangenen 20 Jahre.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: The first systematic owl checklist for over 50 years to include subspecies and synonyms, Owls (Strigiformes) – Annotated and Illustrated Checklist provides information on the type locality, habitat and distribution of 220 owl species and 539 taxa, as well as the location of museum collections of skins and mounted specimens, and references to owl illustrations. For each species, detailed, hitherto unpublished, measurements of body length and mass, and wing-, tail-, tarsus- and bill-length are given. In addition to scientific names, the common names of each species in English, German, French and Spanish are listed. The checklist is complemented by many beautiful owl drawings and by watercolours illustrating owl species that have been newly described or rediscoverd within the last 20 years. Reflecting a high level of scientific expertise and the most up-to-date research, this checklist provides an outstanding resource for scientific collections, studies of global biodiversity, and species preservation.
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/ Einführung -- Order Strigiformes / Ordnung Strigiformes -- Owls in Flight / Eulen im Flug -- Wing Formula and Typography / Schwingenformel und Typographie -- Owls Described or Rediscovered in the Last 20 Years / Neu beschriebene und wiederentdeckte Eulen der vergangenen 20 Jahre.

The first systematic owl checklist for over 50 years to include subspecies and synonyms, Owls (Strigiformes) – Annotated and Illustrated Checklist provides information on the type locality, habitat and distribution of 220 owl species and 539 taxa, as well as the location of museum collections of skins and mounted specimens, and references to owl illustrations. For each species, detailed, hitherto unpublished, measurements of body length and mass, and wing-, tail-, tarsus- and bill-length are given. In addition to scientific names, the common names of each species in English, German, French and Spanish are listed. The checklist is complemented by many beautiful owl drawings and by watercolours illustrating owl species that have been newly described or rediscoverd within the last 20 years. Reflecting a high level of scientific expertise and the most up-to-date research, this checklist provides an outstanding resource for scientific collections, studies of global biodiversity, and species preservation.

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