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Item Details
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CARNIVORE ECOLOGY IN ARID LANDS
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| By: |
Jacobus du P. Bothma |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£197.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
3540592652 |
| ISBN 13: |
9783540592655 |
| Publisher: |
SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN AND HEIDELBERG GMBH & CO. KG |
| Pub. date: |
4 February, 1998 |
| Edition: |
1998 ed. |
| Series: |
Adaptations of Desert Organisms |
| Pages: |
212 |
| Description: |
Focusing on the arid regions of Africa, but making reference to other areas where applicable, this work discusses the ecology of carnivores in arid lands. Emphasis is placed on the canids, felids and hyaenids. Behavioural, physiological and morphological, and ecological adaptations are covered. |
| Synopsis: |
Arid lands require that organisms inhabiting them be well-adapted to thrive or even just to survive. This book provides a review of the ecological adaptations - be they behavioural, physiological or morphological - of carnivores to arid environments. Following a general introduction into aridity and arid lands in Africa, the major carnivore families are presented. Ecological adaptations of carnivores in arid lands reveal the amplitude and resilience of the ecology of these animals. In setting up conservation measures, the nature and extent of such adaptations are important facets in determining the effective area and degree of heterogeneity required as habitat by a carnivore population so as to produce a viable unit. |
| Illustrations: |
X, 212 p. |
| Publication: |
Germany |
| Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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