Lesser Flamingos Descendants of Phoenix /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Krienitz, Lothar (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Zoology.; Animal ecology.; Nature conservation.; Conservation biology.; Ecology .; Popular Life Sciences.; Animal Ecology.; Nature Conservation.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.

This book provides insights into the fascinating life of the Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) and describes how this enigmatic bird has adapted to the extreme conditions of tropical soda lakes and can even withstand the caustic effects of brine. However, humans are increasingly disrupting the n...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Part I. The Actors
• Chapter 1. The Lesser Flamingo
• Chapter 2. The algae
• Chapter 3. The Firebird Phoenix
• Chapter 4. The Human
• Part II. The Scenes
• Chapter 5. East Africa - Hub of the Unresting Lesser Flamingo
• Chapter 6. Southern Africa - Call of the Flamingo Feather
• Chapter 7. India - Flamingo Bridgework to Asia. .