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The Storm-petrels

The Storm-petrels


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The first definitive work on the European Storm-petrel and its relatives, by one of the world's leading experts. Imagine a bird as small as a sparrow, which lives most of its life on the open ocean yet can survive for decades. It walks on water, and migrates half way around the world, returning to remote islands to breed underground, often in the same rock crevice each year. At night it lays an enormous egg, feeding its chick until the nestling weighs more than both parents put together. It seems to have little fear of humans, but was itself feared by ancient seafarers. This might sound like the stuff of legend but is actually the description of a real creature, the storm-petrel: walker on water, global wanderer, climate sentinel and open-ocean survivor. In this beautifully written monograph, Rob Thomas explores the remarkable life of the European Storm-petrel, comparing and contrasting its behaviour and ecology across its range, and with the other storm-petrels of the world. We learn about their evolution, taxonomy, migration and adaptations to a life in the harsh open ocean, while also discovering what these enigmatic seabirds are revealing about what humans are doing to our planet. Illustrated with 150 photographs, and including the author’s personal anecdotes and observations, The Storm-petrels highlights some of the most exciting recent research findings and sets a trajectory for future discoveries.

Table of Contents:
Preface 1. Introduction: the European Storm-petrel and its relatives 2. What is a storm-petrel? 3. The challenges of survival at sea 4. Diet and foraging behaviour 5. The storm-petrel’s sensory world 6. Tracking the tiniest seabirds 7. Communication and mate choice 8. Breeding biology 9. Predators, parasites and pathogens 10. Conservation of storm-petrels 11. The southern storm-petrels 12. The northern storm-petrels 13. Storm-petrels in human culture 14. Encounters with storm-petrels Epilogue Acknowledgements References Glossary Index

About the Author :
Rob Thomas is a Senior Lecturer in Zoology at Cardiff University, where he has been based for more than 20 years. He specialises in bird behaviour and ecology, particularly the behavioural responses of birds to changing environments. Rob has been involved in storm-petrel studies since he was 16, and his research now takes him to islands in Wales, Scotland and the Faroes to study storm-petrel breeding behaviour, and to the coasts of southern Portugal, where he examines their long-distance migration journeys.

Review :
We have been waiting for a decent monograph on the storm-petrels for a long time; Rob Thomas has certainly delivered the goods. The passion, fascination and sheer awe Rob Thomas has for storm-petrels leaps off the page, and is infectious … This book is a science-communication tour de force, and a love letter to these very special seabirds. A tour-de-force of accessible scientific writing … It is an absorbing read and the author's enthusiasm shines through with each revelation … A very thorough, well-researched account, full of surprising storm-petrel insights to delight even the most clued-up storm-petrel fan.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781472985828
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: T & AD Poyser
  • Height: 236 mm
  • No of Pages: 336
  • Weight: 798 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1472985826
  • Publisher Date: 18 Jul 2024
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Width: 156 mm


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