دانلود کتاب The Adélie Penguin: Bellwether of Climate Change

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Contents\nAcknowledgments\nOutline of the Present Volume\nChapter 1. Introduction\nChapter 2. Marine Ecology\n A Primer on Sea Ice As It Applies to Adélie Penguins\n At-Sea Range and Habitat\n Diet\n Prey Capture\n Foraging Behavior\n Foraging Cycles and Energetics\n How Much Prey Must Adélie Penguins Capture?\nChapter 3. Breeding Populations: Size and Distribution\n What Is a Penguin Colony?\n Adélie Penguin Colonies and Their Distribution in Antarctica\n Geographic Structure\n Factors Affecting the Distribution of Breeding Colonies\nChapter 4. The Annual Cycle\n Colonial Nesting: Constraints and Advantages\n Timing of Nesting: General Considerations\n The Pattern of Colony Occupation\n Timing of Nesting: Geographic Variation\n Timing of Nesting: Effect of Age\n The Molt\n Further Thoughts About the Adélie Penguin’s Annual Cycle\nChapter 5. The Occupation Period: Pair Formation, Egg Laying, and Incubation\n Age at First Breeding\n Nests and Territories\n Pair Formation and Retention\n Egg-Laying Date\n Eggs\n Incubation\n Hatching Success\n Further Thoughts\nChapter 6. The Reoccupation Period: Chicks and Breeding Success\n The Chick\n Phases of Parental Care\n Chick Survival\n Fledging\n Breeding Success\n What Breeding Patterns of Related Species Tell Us About Adélie Penguins\n Reproductive Effort: Age Versus Experience\nChapter 7. Predation\n Killer Whale\n Leopard Seal\n South Polar Skua\nChapter 8. Demography\n Why Three-Year-Olds Risk Breeding\n Fecundity\n Survivorship and Age Structure\n Why Is Breeding Deferred?\n The Balance of Demographic Variables\nChapter 9. The Bellwether of Climate Change\n Trends in Adélie Penguin Populations\n Factors Explaining Population Trends\n Patterns Revealed in the Prehistoric Record\n Final Thoughts\nLiterature Cited\nIndex