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Author:   John Coulson
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   T & AD Poyser
Volume:   27
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.854kg
ISBN:  

9781408109663

ISBN 10:   1408109662
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   19 September 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Cover Page Title Page Dedication Acknowledgements 1 Introduction 2 Kittiwake feeding methods and food 3 Winter oceanic distribution and reoccupation of the colony 4 Pre-breeding, nesting and nest building 5 Eggs, clutch size and incubation 6 Chicks, growth, fledgling, productivity and desertion of the colony 7 Weights of kittiwakes during breeding 8 Factors affecting individuals within a colony 9 Long-term changes in individual colonies 10 Kittiwake survival rates; longevity and causes of mortality 11 Colonies, recruitment and population trends 12 Primary moult in the kittiwake 13 Kittiwakes and humans Appendix 1: The history and methods used at the North Shields Colony Appendix 2: Age of pairs of kittiwakes at North Shields Appendix 3: Annual variation in productivity of kittiwakes Appendix 4: Data relating to the effect of the colony and age Appendix 5: List of scientific names of species mentioned in the text References Plate Section

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John Coulson has made a number of outstanding contributions to the behavioural ecology of colonially breeding seabirds and to our understanding of coloniality in birds, over the course of more than 50 years of research. A former Reader in Animal Ecology at the University of Durham, John was awarded the degree of Doctor of Science by that institution in 1972 for his contributions to ecological research. He received the Godman-Salvin Medal from the British Ornithologists' Union in 1992, and the Robert Cushman Murphy award from the Waterbird Society in 1993. John has published more than 150 scientific papers, and has served as editor of Bird Study, Ibis and Waterbirds. He has served on several government review panels, was a council member of the Natural Environmental Research Council, and continues consulting on environmental issues.

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