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The books in the main section are listed in order of publication date with the most recent at the top.

Ruff
Philomachus pugnax
Family: Scolopacidae

Other wader pages

Books about waders

Distribution Models and the Evolution of Lekking: With Empirical Tests on the Ruff, Philomachus Pugnax

Fredrik Widemo

1995

A 40 page report.

The Ruff

Johan G.Van Rhijn

Poyser

1991

This book explores the complex and intricate breeding behaviour of the Ruff, both to lay bare the details of life of the species, and to provide a means of exploring the wider variety of wader breeding systems. Strands of evidence for all aspects of the ruff's life, in and out of the breeding season, come together to give an insight into this important area of biology.