Tawny frogmouth
Podargidae e-böcker
CSiro Publishing
2018
EISBN 9781486308170
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preamble; Chapter 1 What and where they are; Attitudes to tawny frogmouths; Who are the relatives of the tawny frogmouth?; Complexities of subspecies, geographic variation and systematics; Distribution of tawny frogmouths within Australia; Chapter 2 General anatomy; Integument; Feathers; Wings; Eyes, ears and olfactory system; Beak; Neck and vertebrae; Legs and feet; Chapter 3 The brain and the senses; The brain; Vision; Hearing; Smell, taste and tactile senses; Chapter 4 Daily life and adaptations; Lifespan and interventions; Predation and survival.
Chapter 8 Emotions, vocal behaviour and communicationEmotions and autonomic responses; Beak signals; Making sounds; Vocal signals; Type of calls; Threat displays; Epilogue; Endnotes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W.
SleepingCoping with the weather and the seasons; Chapter 5 Feeding and territory; Type of food consumed; Water regulation; How and where they feed; Problems with food; Territory and territorial defence; Chapter 6 Bonding and breeding; Partnerships; Mating; Nest building and the problem of tawny frogmouth nests; Laying the eggs; Parental role in incubating the eggs; Brooding trance?; Chapter 7 Development; Egg laying timing; Egg size; Inside the egg; Hatching; Nestling stage and camouflage; Early development after hatching; Food for the young birds; Fledging; Dispersal of young.
Chapter 8 Emotions, vocal behaviour and communicationEmotions and autonomic responses; Beak signals; Making sounds; Vocal signals; Type of calls; Threat displays; Epilogue; Endnotes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W.
SleepingCoping with the weather and the seasons; Chapter 5 Feeding and territory; Type of food consumed; Water regulation; How and where they feed; Problems with food; Territory and territorial defence; Chapter 6 Bonding and breeding; Partnerships; Mating; Nest building and the problem of tawny frogmouth nests; Laying the eggs; Parental role in incubating the eggs; Brooding trance?; Chapter 7 Development; Egg laying timing; Egg size; Inside the egg; Hatching; Nestling stage and camouflage; Early development after hatching; Food for the young birds; Fledging; Dispersal of young.
