The book of eggs : a life-size guide to the eggs of six hundred of the world's bird species /: a life-size guide to the eggs of six hundred of the world's bird species. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mark E. Hauber ; editors, John Bates & Barbara Becker ; photography, John Weinstein.
• Authors: Hauber, Mark E, 1972-
• Editors: Bates, John, 1951-; Becker, Barbara
• Other Names: Weinstein, John (John S.) 1955- photographer.
• Contents: Egg anatomy & physiology -- Egg size & shape -- Egg coloration & patterning -- Nests & eggs -- Breeding strategies: clutch size -- Breeding strategies: nest parasitism -- Science & egg collections -- The eggs -- Water birds -- Large non-passerine land birds -- Small non-passerine land birds -- Passerines.
• Publisher Details: Lewes, East Sussex : Ivy Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (655 pages), colour illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 598.1468; Birds -- Eggs; Birds -- Nests; Birds -- Breeding; Birds -- Eggs -- Classification; Birds -- Eggs -- Pictorial works; Oiseaux -- Œufs; Oiseaux -- Nids; Oiseaux -- Œufs -- Classification; Oiseaux -- Œufs -- Ouvrages illustrés; Birds -- Nests; Birds -- Breeding; Birds -- Eggs; Pictorial works; Classification
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780226057811; 1782401385; 9781782401384
• Related ISBNs: 022605781X; 9781782400479; 1782400478
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical (pages 646-647) and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.