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Birds of Prey

Biology and conservation in the XXI century

  • For over 40 years no other book has been edited covering most of the topics involved on birds of prey ecology and conservation
  • This volume will resume in a single book the state of the art in birds of prey conservation, including detailed overviews on some of the most important aspect of raptor ecology
  • Each topic will be covered through particular chapters authored by the most recognized researchers and scientist in the area

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. General Biology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Behavioural Ecology of Raptors

      • Juan José Negro, Ismael Galván
      Pages 33-62
    3. Breeding and Nesting Biology in Raptors

      • Luis Tapia, Iñigo Zuberogoitia
      Pages 63-94
    4. Dispersal in Raptors

      • David Serrano
      Pages 95-121
    5. Raptor Migration

      • Keith L. Bildstein
      Pages 123-138
    6. Raptors as Seed Dispersers

      • Néstor Pérez-Méndez, Airam Rodríguez
      Pages 139-158
  3. Raptors in Human Landscapes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 159-159
    2. Costs and Benefits of Urban Living in Raptors

      • Claudina Solaro
      Pages 177-196
    3. Birds of Prey in Agricultural Landscapes: The Role of Agriculture Expansion and Intensification

      • Juan Manuel Grande, Paula Maiten Orozco-Valor, María Soledad Liébana, José Hernán Sarasola
      Pages 197-228
    4. Toxicology of Birds of Prey

      • Judit Smits, Vinny Naidoo
      Pages 229-250
    5. Lead Poisoning in Birds of Prey

      • Oliver Krone
      Pages 251-272
    6. Raptor Electrocutions and Power Line Collisions

      • Duncan T. Eccleston, Richard E. Harness
      Pages 273-302
    7. Impact of Renewable Energy Sources on Birds of Prey

      • James F. Dwyer, Melissa A. Landon, Elizabeth K. Mojica
      Pages 303-321
  4. Raptor Conservation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 323-323
    2. Use of Drones for Research and Conservation of Birds of Prey

      • David Canal, Juan José Negro
      Pages 325-337
    3. Conservation Genetics in Raptors

      • Begoña Martínez-Cruz, María Méndez Camarena
      Pages 339-371
    4. Conservation Status of Neotropical Raptors

      • José Hernán Sarasola, Juan Manuel Grande, Marc Joseph Bechard
      Pages 373-394

About this book

This book will provide the state-of-the-art on most of the topics involved in the ecology and conservation of birds of prey. With chapters authored by the most recognized and prestigious researchers on each of the fields, this book will become an authorized reference volume for raptor biologists and researchers around the world.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Centro para el Estudio y Conservación de las Aves Rapaces en Argentina (CECARA), Universidad Nacional de La Pampa (UNLPam) & Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de Argentina (CONICET), Santa Rosa, Argentina

    José Hernán Sarasola, Juan Manuel Grande

  • Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Doñana Biological Station (EBD-CSIC), Seville, Spain

    Juan José Negro

About the editors

José Hernán Sarasola received his degree in Natural Resources from the National University of La Pampa (UNLPam), Argentina, and earned his Ph.D. in Biology at the University of Seville (Spain) after being granted a doctoral fellowship at the Doñana Biological Station. He is one of the co-founders of the Center for the Study and Conservation of Birds of Prey in Argentina (CECARA) where he has served as vice-director and director. He has conducted field research on a variety of species in South America and Europe focusing on raptor population ecology, migration and conservation. He is a researcher at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina (CONICET) and adjunct professor of Ecology at UNLPam. He has been visiting scholar at University of Saskatchewan (Canada) and the Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain). 

Juan Manuel Grande has a B.S. degree in Biology from the Universidad de Barcelona and Ph.D in Biology from the University of Seville, both in Spain. He’s been a postdoc researcher at the University of Saskatchewan, in Canada and is a researcher at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina (CONICET). He is vice director of the Center for the Study and Conservation of Raptors in Argentina (CECARA) and professor of Biology at the Universidad Nacional de La Pampa. He has served as Director at Large of the Raptor Research Foundation. His main research interests are linked to birds of prey ecology and the effects of anthropic transformation on natural landscapes on this group of birds.

Juan José Negro’s research interests focus on evolutionary ecology and conservation of endangered birds of prey. He is an associate editor of ‘Animal Biodiversity and Conservation’ and the ‘Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems’. He is also vice-president of the Spanish Society of Ethology and Evolutionary Ecology. Negro graduated from the Faculty of Biology at the University of Sevilla, where he later earned a PhD inBiology. He has been a visiting scholar at CalPoly, California, and Heidelberg University, Germany. He held a postdoc position at McGill University, Canada and was director of Doñana Biological Station. Negro is a professor of research at the Spanish Council for Scientific Research. He received the Hamerstrom Award from The Raptor Research Foundation in recognition of his contributions to the understanding of raptor ecology and natural history.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Birds of Prey

  • Book Subtitle: Biology and conservation in the XXI century

  • Editors: José Hernán Sarasola, Juan Manuel Grande, Juan José Negro

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73745-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-73744-7Published: 13 July 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08850-7Published: 22 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-73745-4Published: 30 June 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 522

  • Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 90 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Animal Ecology, Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management, Conservation Biology/Ecology, Behavioral Sciences

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Buying options

eBook USD 219.00
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Softcover Book USD 279.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 279.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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