Albatrosses and petrels across the world
Comprehensive account of albatross and petrel biology. Includes chapters on origins and radiation; colonial imperative and its impact on behaviour; build-up to laying; petrel eggs from laying to hatching; passage of chick from egg to high seas; factors influencing breeding success; life history of petrels; how petrels find food at sea; threats to survival; and individual accounts of 125 species
Print Book, English, 2004
Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2004