eBook - ePub
Feathers
An Identification Guide to the Feathers of Western European Birds
- 400 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
About this book
A comprehensive guide to the feathers of European birds. This guide to the feathers of Europe's birds presents a novel and innovative method to recognise the feathers of Europe's birds. Covering over 400 species, an innovative key allows for exceptionally precise identification by colour as well feather structure and shape. Collection and conservation methods, locations of feathers on the bird, and identification and description of the feathers of species are clearly explained and richly illustrated, with more than 400 photographs. The large format of the book allows feathers to be shown in great detail.
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Yes, you can access Feathers by Cloé Fraigneau in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Zoology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Abbreviations used in this guide
- Introduction
- 1. Collecting methods, conservation and identification
- 2. Factors useful for identification
- 3. Determining the location of a feather on a bird
- 4. Flight and tail feather shapes and adaptations
- 5. Keys to flight and tail feather determination
- 6. Some examples of identifiable body feathers
- 7. Exercise in the identification of some feathers of common species
- 8. Species descriptions
- Appendices
- eCopyright