{"product_id":"skua-and-penguin-predator-and-prey-paperback-9780521018135","title":"Skua and Penguin; Predator and Prey (Paperback) 9780521018135","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSkua and Penguin\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePredator and Prey\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA detailed ecological study which overturns current thinking about the relationship between these two species.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEuan Young (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521018135, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 22 August 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e472 pages, 97 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 2.5 cm, 0.77 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...provides a comprehensive summary of some interesting and useful data, and emphasizes the complexity of the skua-penguin association.  Perhaps the main value of this lies in demonstrating that there is still great potential for novel and exciting research on this particular predator-prey system.\"   Tony D. Williams, Quarterly Review of Biology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAreas of barren rock and scree around the edge of Antarctica provide a breeding ground for two of the continent's most well-known species of bird: the south polar skua and the Adélie penguin. This book considers the relationship between these two species, taking as its study site Ross Island. Through detailed observations of the foraging ecology of the skua, the traditional view that skuas are totally dependent on penguin eggs and chicks for food is challenged. In addition, studies of the impact of skuas on penguin breeding and the extent to which the skua breeding cycle is functionally related to that of the penguin provide further evidence to suggest that the two species occur together independently as a consequence of limited breeding space, rather than as a result of a distinct predator-prey relationship.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. The study area. Ross Island and the Cape Bird penguin colonies\u003cbr\u003e 3. The range of foods available to the skuas at Cape Bird during the breeding season\u003cbr\u003e 4. The biomass of penguin eggs and chicks on the Northern Colony\u003cbr\u003e 5. Factors of penguin biology that constrain or assist skua predation\u003cbr\u003e 6. Description of scavenging and predatory behaviour of skuas and the defensive behaviour of penguins\u003cbr\u003e 7. The diversity and intensity of skua foraging behaviour on the penguin colony\u003cbr\u003e 8. The amount of food taken by the skuas from the penguin colony\u003cbr\u003e 9. The costs and returns of foraging at the colony and at sea\u003cbr\u003e 10. Immediate impact of the contestants on each other\u003cbr\u003e 11. Appreciating the penguins\u003cbr\u003e 12. Associating together. The longer term implications\u003cbr\u003e 13. Synthesis\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Ecological science, the Biosphere [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ecological science, the Biosphere\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ecological%20science,%20the%20Biosphere%20%5BPSAF%5D%22\"\u003ePSAF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45978397704472,"sku":"9780521018135","price":62.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521018135i_7787ef9d-acf3-484c-a9f9-235e20e1d2b0.jpg?v=1691376766","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/skua-and-penguin-predator-and-prey-paperback-9780521018135","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}