Book
Peterson reference guide to woodpeckers of North America / Stephen A. Shunk.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780618739950
- ISBN: 0618739955
- Physical Description: xi, 298 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 26 cm.
- Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Sponsored by the Roger Tory Peterson Institute and the National Wildlife Federation. Labelled diagrams of external woodpecker anatomy and of bird wing on endpapers. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (264-293) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction. Anatomy and adaptation ; Behavior ; Ecology and conservation ; How to use this book -- Species accounts -- Appendix 1. Measurements of North American woodpeckers -- Appendix 2. Nest site data for North American woodpeckers -- Appendix 3. Parenting data for North American woodpeckers -- Appendix 4. The woodpecker "family tree" -- Appendix 5. Woodpecker conflicts with humans -- Glossary. |
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| Subject: | Woodpeckers > North America. |
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- 3 of 3 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Attica PL - Attica | 598.7 SHU (Text) | 74231000116333 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Jay Co PL - Portland | 598.7209 S562 (Text) | 76383000441425 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Roachdale-Franklin Twp PL - Roachdale | 598.72-SHU (Text) | 77672000025651 | Adult-Non-Fiction | Available | - |
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