Facing extinction : the world's rarest birds and the race to save them /

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Author / Creator:Donald, Paul F., author.
Edition:Second edition.
Imprint:London : Christopher Helm, 2013.
Description:320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9970820
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Other authors / contributors:Collar, N. J., author.
Marsden, Stuart, author.
Pain, Deborah J., author.
ISBN:9781408189665
1408189666
Notes:Previous edition: 2010.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-310) and index.
Summary:An authoritative study of extinction in birds, with case studies of 20 critically endangered species and the research initiatives designed to save them.

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