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024	7		_a10.1007/978-3-540-39567-6 _2doi
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100	1		_aWeick, Friedhelm. _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aOwls (Strigiformes) _h[electronic resource] : _bAnnotated and Illustrated Checklist / _cby Friedhelm Weick.
264		1	_aBerlin, Heidelberg : _bSpringer Berlin Heidelberg, _c2006.
300			_aXXXIV, 350 p. 63 illus., 23 color plates. _bonline resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_atext file _bPDF _2rda
505	0		_a/ Einführung -- Order Strigiformes / Ordnung Strigiformes -- Owls in Flight / Eulen im Flug -- Wing Formula and Typography / Schwingenformel und Typographie -- Owls Described or Rediscovered in the Last 20 Years / Neu beschriebene und wiederentdeckte Eulen der vergangenen 20 Jahre.
520			_aThe owl is a magical creature: it exudes an ambivalent fascination that can trigger completely antithetical responses. On the one hand, there is something unsettling about the owl’s soundless flight, eerie call, and nocturnal activity that can result in its demonization as a messenger of darkness. On the other hand, however, its masklike visage and seemingly penetrating gaze prove - thralling, and this may have contributed to the deification of the owl as the companion spirit of an omniscient mother earth. In addition, the highly s- cialized captor of prey aroused the competitive envy of hunting parties, even provoking a bit of resentment when they lost out to owls in their hunt for small game. Moreover, the excrement and pellets (hairballs) they deposited in barns and church towers contributed to their reputation as undesirables or even pests. With the overcoming of superstition and suspicion, our relati- ship with these creatures of the night has now become one of unreserved - miration. They grant us insights into the rich diversity of adaptation to n- turnal hunting as well as into sound inventories, brooding biology, and ne- ling development. In a complete transformation of what was once a symbol of fear and hatred, charismatic owls now enjoy an almost singular popularity in large parts of the population.
650		0	_aLife sciences.
650		0	_aBiodiversity.
650		0	_aZoology.
650		0	_aVertebrates.
650	1	4	_aLife Sciences.
650	2	4	_aAnimal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.
650	2	4	_aZoology.
650	2	4	_aVertebrates.
650	2	4	_aBiodiversity.
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773	0		_tSpringer eBooks
776	0	8	_iPrinted edition: _z9783540352341
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39567-6
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950			_aBiomedical and Life Sciences (Springer-11642)
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