Little Bustard: Ecology and Conservation

Foreword.- 1. Why a monograph on little bustard?.- 2. The little bustard and its family: an overview of relationships.- 3. Natural history of the little bustard: morphology, biometry, diet, sexual dimorphism, and social and breeding behaviour.- 4. The little bustard around the world: distribution, global conservation status, threats and population trends.- 5. Breeding biology and demographic traits.- 6. Habitat selection and space use.- 7. Migration, movements and non-breeding ecology.- 8. Behavioural ecology of the little bustard: sexual selection and mating systems.- 9. Interspecific relationships.- 10. Captive breeding, handling and care, and the impact of releases on wild populations.- 11. Little bustard population dynamics.- 12. Threats affecting little bustards: human impacts.- 13. Little bustard and humans : Conservation and management.- 14. Conclusions and perspectives.

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• Ciência ecológica, a biosfera
• Conservação da vida selvagem e do seu habitat
• Aves (ornitologia)

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