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LEADER: 01386cam a22002897a 4500
001 2005412070
003 DLC
005 20050712115757.0
008 050519s2005 at ab g b 001 0 eng d
010 $a 2005412070
020 $a0643091335
035 $a000026775707
040 $aABN$cABN$dDLC
042 $alccopycat
050 00 $aQL696.C52$bM38 2005
082 04 $a598.34$222
100 1 $aMcKilligan, Neil,$d1940-
245 10 $aHerons, egrets and bitterns :$btheir biology and conservation in Australia /$cNeil McKilligan.
260 $aCollingwood, Victoria :$bCSIRO Publishing,$cc2005.
300 $aix, 133 p. :$bill. (some col.), maps ;$c24 cm.
440 0 $aAustralian natural history series
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [127]-131) and index.
520 $aThis is the first book to deal exclusively with the Australian members of the Family Ardeidae. It is an easy-to-read account of their origins, classification and biology, and explains the features that distinguish them from other birds. This book covers the distribution and movements, feeding, breeding, population dynamics and conservation of the 14 Australian species. Also includes a chapter on the six species that are 'occasional visitors' to the continent
650 0 $aArdeidae$zAustralia.
650 0 $aHerons$zAustralia.
650 0 $aBitterns$zAustralia.
710 2 $aCSIRO Publishing.