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E-grāmata: Wildlife of Madagascar

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  • Formāts: 344 pages
  • Sērija : WILDGuides
  • Izdošanas datums: 25-Oct-2016
  • Izdevniecība: Princeton University Press
  • Valoda: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781400880676
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  • Sērija : WILDGuides
  • Izdošanas datums: 25-Oct-2016
  • Izdevniecība: Princeton University Press
  • Valoda: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781400880676
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The Indian Ocean island of Madagascar is one of the world's great natural treasures and ecotourism destinations. Despite being an island, it is home to nearly an entire continent's variety of species, from the famous lemurs to a profusion of bizarre and beautiful birds, reptiles and amphibians. Wildlife of Madagascar is a compact and beautifully illustrated photographic guide, and an essential companion for any visitor or resident. With an eye-catching design, authoritative and accessible text and easy-to-use format, it provides information on identification, distribution, habitat, behaviour, biology and conservation for all the mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and butterflies likely to be seen.

  • The most comprehensive single-volume field guide to Madagascar's wildlife
  • Attractive layout features more than 900 stunning colour photographs
  • Covers the mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and butterflies, and some of the other invertebrates and plants, most likely to be seen
  • Provides key information about identification, distribution, habitat, behaviour and conservation
  • Introductory sections provide background information on Madagascar and its unique environments

Recenzijas

"Wildlife of Madagascar is a field guide of great interest for ecotourists and curious readers... This guide will be received well by field researchers, students, and natural historians."--Choice

A brief introduction to Madagascar 8(1)
About this book 9(3)
Map of Madagascar showing biogeographic zones and most visited natural sites
10(2)
Biogeographic zones of Madagascar 12(14)
How to use this book 26(4)
MAMMALS
30(52)
Cheirogaleidae: Mouse lemurs
32(6)
Dwarf lemurs
34(2)
Giant mouse and fork-marked lemurs
36(2)
Lepilemuridae: Sportive lemurs
38(2)
Lemuridae: Bamboo lemurs
40(16)
Ring-tailed Lemur
44(2)
Northern brown lemurs
46(2)
Widespread brown lemurs
48(2)
Distinctive Eulemur species of the north and west
50(2)
Ruffed lemurs
52(2)
Woolly lemurs
54(2)
Indriidae: Western sifakas
56(8)
Eastern sifakas
58(2)
Local sifakas
60(2)
Indriidae
62(2)
Daubentoniidae: Aye-aye
64(2)
Eupleridae: Malagasy carnivorans
66(4)
Fosa
68(2)
Chiroptera: Bats
70(4)
Tenrecidae: Tenrecs
74(4)
Nesomyidae: Rodents
78(2)
Cetacea: Marine mammals
80(2)
BIRDS
82(98)
Ducks and grebes
84(2)
Gamebirds
86(2)
Herons
88(4)
White egrets
92(2)
Compact herons and Hamerkop
94(4)
Larger raptors
98(2)
Smaller raptors
100(2)
Shy birds of the forest floor
102(2)
Rails and jacana
104(2)
Plovers
106(4)
Smaller, plainer sandpipers
110(2)
Larger, more distinctive sandpipers
112(2)
Endemic pigeons
114(1)
Aquatic oddities
114(2)
Terns
116(2)
Birds of the sea
118(2)
Doves and pigeons
120(2)
Endemic pigeons
122(2)
Parrots
124(2)
Cuckoos
126(2)
Couas of the dry west & southwest
128(2)
Couas of the wet east & north
130(2)
Owls
132(2)
Nightjars
134(2)
Aerial feeders
136(2)
Kingfishers and bee-eater
138(2)
Hoopoe and roller
140(2)
More common rainforest ground-rollers
142(2)
Scarcer rainforest ground-rollers
144(2)
Long-tailed Ground-roller and Cuckoo-roller
146(2)
Asities
148(2)
Common open-country birds
150(2)
Widespread songbirds
152(2)
Robin like birds
154(2)
Warblers that live close to the ground
156(4)
Forest canopy warblers
160(2)
Bernierids
162(2)
Sunbirds and white-eye
164(2)
Common and widespread vangas
166(2)
Typical vangas
168(2)
Strange vangas
170(2)
Large vangas
172(2)
Dark-headed vangas and cuckoo-shrike
174(2)
Mid-sized dark birds
176(2)
Weavers
178(2)
REPTILES
180(66)
Tortoises and terrapins
182(2)
Sea turtles and crocodile
184(2)
Tiny leaf chameleons of the north
186(2)
Widespread medium to large leaf chameleons
188(2)
The largest chameleons on earth
190(2)
Common chameleons of degraded areas
192(2)
Eastern rainforest chameleons: small
194(2)
Eastern rainforest chameleons: medium to large
196(4)
Chameleons of the north
200(4)
Chameleons of the west
204(4)
Swifts I: west and southwest
208(2)
Swifts II: rock-dwelling swifts of the southwest
210(2)
Plated lizards I: species without strong stripes on back
212(2)
Plated lizards II: species with strong stripes on back
214(2)
Skinks I
216(4)
Widespread day geckos
220(2)
Day geckos of the north
222(2)
Day geckos of the west, south and centre
224(2)
Dwarf geckos
226(2)
Small nocturnal geckos
228(2)
Large nocturnal geckos
230(2)
Leaf-tailed geckos I: leaf-like and dry bark-like species
232(2)
Leaf-tailed geckos II: mossy bark-like species
234(4)
Malagasy boas
238(2)
Distinctive snakes
240(2)
Common and widespread snakes
242(2)
Rainforest snakes
244(2)
FROGS
246(36)
Ridged frog and reed frogs
248(2)
Distinctive terrestrial microhylids
250(2)
Arboreal microhylids
252(2)
Mantellas I: species with orange
254(2)
Mantellas II: green-and-black species
256(2)
Small to medium bright-eyed frogs
258(4)
Medium to large bright-eyed frogs
262(4)
Various arboreal mantellids
266(2)
Various terrestrial mantellids
268(2)
Bridge frogs
270(4)
Madagascar frogs: plain species
274(4)
Madagascar frogs: more distinctive species
278(4)
INVERTEBRATES
Invertebrates: distinctive species
282(4)
Butterflies: swallowtails
286(6)
Butterflies: pierids
292(104)
Butterflies: metalmarks and lycanids
396(2)
Butterflies: orange nymphalids
398
Butterflies: various nymphalids (emperors, commodore and pansy)
304(2)
Butterflies: pansies
306(2)
Butterflies: black-and-white nymphalids
308(4)
Butterflies: satyrs
312(2)
Butterflies: skippers, and moths
314(2)
PLANTS
Iconic plants
316(4)
Baobabs
320(4)
Glossary of terms 324(3)
Further reading and useful resources 327(1)
Acknowledgements and photo credits 328(4)
Index 332
Ken Behrens is a naturalist and photographer who lives in Madagascar and works as a guide for Tropical Birding, a birdwatching, wildlife, and photography tour operator. Keith Barnes, a native of South Africa, is a founder and director of Tropical Birding. He holds a PhD from the Percy FitzPatrick Institute in African Ornithology at the University of Cape Town. Behrens and Barnes are also the authors of Birds of Kruger National Park (Princeton WILDGuides), Birding Ethiopia and Wild Rwanda.