Owls of the world : a photographic guide /
Mikkola, Heimo.
Owls of the world : a photographic guide / Heimo Mikkola. - 1st ed. - Richmond Hill, Ont. ; Buffalo, N.Y. : Firefly Books, 2012. - 512 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm.
"First published in the UK by Christopher Helm [2012]"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 504) and index.
Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- What makes an owl? -- The nature of owls -- Evolution of owls -- Distribution and biogeography -- Taxonomy and DNA-sequencing -- Owls and humans -- Conservation -- Extinct owls -- 'Owlaholics' -- Owl associations and global research organisations -- Species accounts -- The species accounts -- Tytonidae: barn, grass and bay owls -- Strigidae: true owls -- Further reading -- Photographic credits.
1770851364 9781770851368
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Owls--Pictorial works.
Owls--Geographical distribution.
Owls--Identification.
Owls.
Owls of the world : a photographic guide / Heimo Mikkola. - 1st ed. - Richmond Hill, Ont. ; Buffalo, N.Y. : Firefly Books, 2012. - 512 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm.
"First published in the UK by Christopher Helm [2012]"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 504) and index.
Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- What makes an owl? -- The nature of owls -- Evolution of owls -- Distribution and biogeography -- Taxonomy and DNA-sequencing -- Owls and humans -- Conservation -- Extinct owls -- 'Owlaholics' -- Owl associations and global research organisations -- Species accounts -- The species accounts -- Tytonidae: barn, grass and bay owls -- Strigidae: true owls -- Further reading -- Photographic credits.
1770851364 9781770851368
20129006300
Owls--Pictorial works.
Owls--Geographical distribution.
Owls--Identification.
Owls.