A complete guide to Arctic wildlife

Chiefly a field guide to Arctic birds and mammals.

Author(s): Sale, Richard

Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books

Place of Publication: Buffalo, N.Y.

Type: Book

Page Count: 464 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. Maps

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Description

Defining the Arctic 6 — Arctic geology 9 — The Arctic climate 19 — Humans in the Arctic 23 — Arctic habitats 30 — Adaptations for Arctic life 36 — Speciation and biogeography 42 — The fragile Arctic 45 — How to use the field guides 54 — Field guide to Arctic birds 57 — Loons 58 — Grebes 66 — Albatrosses, petrels and allies 71 — Cormorants 78 — Wildfowl 82 — Swans 84 — Geese 88 — Ducks 102 — Raptors 138 — Grouse 160 — Cranes 165 — Waders 170 — Plovers 171 — Stints and sandpipers 179 — Snipes and dowitchers 203 — Curlews, godwits and allies 208 — Turnstones 222 — Phalaropes 224 — Skuas 232 — Gulls 240 — Terns 259 — Auks 261 — Owls 283 — Kingfishers 287 — Larks 288 — Swallows 290 — Pipits and wagtails 291 — Thrushes and chats 299 — Warblers, tits and chickadees 306 — Crows 310 — New World warblers 315 — New World sparrows and buntings 320 — Finches 334 — Field guide to Arctic mammals 341 — Shrews 342 — Rodents 348 — Lagomorphs 367 — Ungulates 372 — Carnivores 382 — Dogs 382 — Bears 389 — Cats 398 — Mustelids 400 — Pinnipeds 412 — Cetaceans 430 — A visitor’s guide to the Arctic 456.

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Biomedical (Vancouver Style):

Sale, Richard. A complete guide to Arctic wildlife. Buffalo, N.Y.: Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books; 2006.