THE PHEASANT: ECOLOGY, MANAGEMENT CONSERVATION. By - 5 Angebote vergleichen

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Massivebooks [57561251], Bilston, United Kingdom.
Previously may have been exposed to water (some marks remain but is usable) Acceptable items may shows sign of prior usage, pages stained or discoloured from the outside. Covers/corners and spine may be worn/bent, may contain stickers/stamps or previous owners name (May contain gift note). For detailed description please contact seller.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd [68825], MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom.
1988 1st edition. Large 8vo (165 x 240mm). Ppxii,281. B/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Dark red boards, spine titled in gilt. Spine bumped. Good copy in used dust-wrapper. Author's inscription to front end-paper.* A scholarly, comprehensive, but very readable, study of the ecology of the pheasant and its practical implications for gamekeepers and managers of shoots. Chapters include: Introduction - native range and subspecies, introductions outside its native range; Study areas and techniques; During the winter - family groups, diet and starvation, segregation of the sexes, group size and structure, habitat selection, habitat and overwinter survival, predation; Finding mates - post-winter dispersal, males territories and aggression, harems, courtship, choosing and mate; Clutches - selecting a place to nest, home ranges of laying females, laying dates and the numbers of eggs, dumping eggs in the nests of others, behaviour during incubation period, predation during nesting, renesting; Broods; Reared pheasants in the wild - techniques for rearing, releasing strategy and woodlands, releasing, survival, overwinter and pre-breeding ecology, breeding success of hand-reared birds, nature or nurture?; Shooting and its effect on populations; Management - past present and future, management in the USA; Bridging the gap - survey of landowners, the popular conservation movement, economics of woodland management for pheasants, woodland conservation, conservation in cereal fields, winter feeding, conservation conflicts, site safeguards and game conservation.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd [68825], MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom.
1988 1st edition. Large 8vo (165 x 240mm). Ppxii,281. B/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Dark red boards, spine titled in gilt. Slightly bumped but good-plus in slightly frayed dust-wrapper. A scholarly, comprehensive, but very readable, study of the ecology of the pheasant and its practical implications for gamekeepers and managers of shoots. Chapters include: Introduction - native range and subspecies, introductions outside its native range; Study areas and techniques; During the winter - family groups, diet and starvation, segregation of the sexes, group size and structure, habitat selection, habitat and overwinter survival, predation; Finding mates - post-winter dispersal, males territories and aggression, harems, courtship, choosing and mate; Clutches - selecting a place to nest, home ranges of laying females, laying dates and the numbers of eggs, dumping eggs in the nests of others, behaviour during incubation period, predation during nesting, renesting; Broods; Reared pheasants in the wild - techniques for rearing, releasing strategy and woodlands, releasing, survival, overwinter and pre-breeding ecology, breeding success of hand-reared birds, nature or nurture?; Shooting and its effect on populations; Management - past present and future, management in the USA; Bridging the gap - survey of landowners, the popular conservation movement, economics of woodland management for pheasants, woodland conservation, conservation in cereal fields, winter feeding, conservation conflicts, site safeguards and game conservation.

Lieferung aus: Australien, Versandkosten nach: USA.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Terra Australis Books.
Oxford, United Kingdom: BSP Professional Books, 1988. 281 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. Investigates the ecology of the most widely distributed gamebird in the world. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lieferung aus: Belgien, بالإضافة إلى الشحن.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, De Slegte [slegte].
BSP Professional, 1988. Gekartonneerd met stofomslag. Pp: 281. ISBN: 9780632020119. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.