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Kungl. Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien. 2004. Illustrated.. Hard cover. Very good.. 349 pp., illustrations, maps, bibliography. . This book summarizes the history of the Swedish avifauna based on early publications and manuscripts (mostly written before AD 1800), as well as data obtained from archaeozoological analyses of bird remains recovered from more than 500 archaeological and natural deposits. The evolution and distribution of the Swedish bird fauna during the 14, 000 years since deglaciation began are outlined based on these data. The results show that a large proportion of the species that inhabit Sweden today seemingly immigrated quite soon after the ice withdrew. The most important route of immigration was from the south and west, but later immigrants also followed northerly or easterly routes. Some species, traditionally regarded as very late immigrants (e.g. Mute Swan, Pochard and Partridge), are shown to have bred in Sweden for several thousand years. Other species, such as…
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The Early History of the Swedish Avifauna ... Hardcover - 2004
by Per G. Ericson
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- Title The Early History of the Swedish Avifauna ...
- Author Per G. Ericson
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition Illustrated.
- Pages 349
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Coronet Books
- Date 2004-07
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9789174023374 / 9174023373
- Library of Congress subjects Birds, Fossil - Sweden
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004462209
- Dewey Decimal Code 568.094
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Early History Of The Swedish Avifauna: A Review of the Subfossil Record and Early Written Sources (Handlingar-Antikvariska Serien)
by Ericson, Per G. P. & Tommy Tyrberg
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by Ericson, Per G. P.; Tyrberg, Tommy
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Original Hardcover. Publisher: Kungl. Vitterhetsakademien | Utg. 2004 | Original Hardcover | 349 p. | This book is brand new. | Series: Antikvariska serien | Language: Engelska | We have this book in our store house - please allow for a couple of extra days for delivery.
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