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03020aam a2200421 i 4500 001 5FB62F9C992D11EC82317EFE47ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220301010056 008 190219t20202020enkab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2019008026 020 $a 110716575X 020 $a 9781107165755 035 $a (OCoLC)1088604793 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d YDX $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d YDX $d TJCBL $d BDF $d NMW $d WIS $d JYJ $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a QL696.S85 $b R68 2020 082 00 $a 598.9/7 $2 23 100 1 $a Roulin, Alexandre, $d 1968- $e author. 245 10 $a Barn owls : $b evolution and ecology / $c Alexandre Roulin, University of Lausanne, Switzerland ; artwork by Laurent Willenegger. 264 1 $a Cambridge, United Kingdom ; $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2020. 300 $a xvii, 297 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; $c 26 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "With heart-shaped face, buff back and wings, and pure white underparts, the barn owl is a distinctive and much-loved bird that has fascinated people from many cultures throughout history. How did the barn owl colonize the world? What adaptations have made this bird so successful? How is the increasing impact of human disturbance affecting these animals? Answering these questions and more, Alexandre Roulin brings together the main global perspectives on the evolution, ecology and behaviour of the barn owl and its relatives, discussing topics such as high reproductive potential, physiology, social and family interactions, pronounced colour variation and global distribution. Accessible and beautifully illustrated, this definitive volume on the barn owl is for researchers, professionals and graduate students in ornithology, animal behaviour, ecology, conservation biology and evolutionary biology, and will also appeal to amateur ornithologists and nature lovers"-- $c Provided by publisher. 505 0 $a Introduction -- Conservation -- Parasites and predators -- Physiology in an ecological context -- Morphology in an ecological context -- Daily life: hunting, feeding and sleeping -- Sexual behaviour -- Reproduction -- Parental care -- Sibling interactions -- Demography -- Plumage polymorphism -- Conclusion. 650 0 $a Barn owl. 650 0 $a Barn owl $x Evolution. 650 0 $a Barn owl $x Ecology. 650 0 $a Barn owl $x Behavior. 650 7 $a Barn owl. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00827656 650 7 $a Barn owl $x Behavior. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01750531 650 7 $a Effraie des clochers $x EÌvolution. $0 (FrPBN)11931307 $0 (FrPBN)11931307 $2 ram 650 7 $a Effraie des clochers $x EÌcologie. $0 (FrPBN)11931930 $0 (FrPBN)11931930 $2 ram 650 7 $a Effraie des clochers $x Moeurs et comportement. $0 (FrPBN)11946822 $0 (FrPBN)11946822 $2 ram 700 1 $a Willenegger, Laurent, $e illustrator. 941 $a 1 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20220301010949.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5FB62F9C992D11EC82317EFE47ECA4DB 994 $a Z0 $b NIUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search