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MARC 21

The Australian magpie
Tag	Description
020	$a0643090681 :
082	$aANIMALS/ 598.864 KAP
100	$aKaplan, Gisela T.,$eauthor.
245	$aThe Australian magpie :$bbiology and behaviour of an unusual songbird$cGisela Kaplan.
246	$aBiology and behaviour of an unusual songbird
260	$aCollingwood, Vic. :$bCSIRO Publishing,$c2010
300	$ax, 142 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm.
490	$aAustralian natural history series
500	$a"UNSW Press" --t.p.
504	$aBibliography: p. 131-142.
505	$aCh. 1. Origin and classification -- Ch. 2. Anatomy -- Ch. 3. Diet and feeding habits -- Ch. 4. Territorality and dispersal -- Ch. 5. Bonding and breeding -- Ch. 6. Physical and social development -- Ch. 7. Agonistic and cooperative behaviour -- Ch. 8. Song production -- Ch. 9. Communication and mimicry -- Ch. 10. Magpies and humans -- Epilogue: the success of magpies.
520	$aThe Australian magpie ranks amongst the foremost songbirds of the world. This book covers research on magpie vocalisation and aspects of anatomy, physiology, development and health. This research spans six years with more than 6000 hours of observation of free-ranging magpies and nest-sites.
521	$aFor upper secondary school students to undergraduate.
650	$aAustralian magpie$zAustralia.
650	$xBehavior.
650	$aBirds$xVocalization.
650	$aAustralian magpie.
650	$aSongbirds$zAustralia.