Kea, bird of paradox
Subtitle: the evolution and behavior of a New Zealand parrot
By: Judy Diamond and Alan B. Bond.
Contributors: Bond, Alan B., 1946-
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
Subjects: Kea -- Evolution; Kea -- Behavior
Description: The Kea, a crow-sized parrot that lives in the rugged mountains of New Zealand, is considerd by some a playful comic and by others a vicious killer. Its true character is a mystery that biologists have debated for more than a century. Judy Diamond and Alan Bond have written a comprehensive account of the kea's contradictory nature, and their conclusions cast new light on the origins of behavioral flexibility and the problem of species survival in human environments everywhere.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-222) and index.