Mammals as Predators
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Mammals as Predators: The Proceedings of a Symposium held by The Zoological Society(65 Symposia of the Zoological Society of London)

Mammals as Predators: The Proceedings of a Symposium held by The Zoological Society(65 Symposia of the Zoological Society of London)


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While human activities are accelerating the depletion and extinction of species, mammals, as predators, are becoming particularly at risk since many of their populations are already in decline as a result of loss of habitat, persecution as competitors, sport hunting, and exploitation for their fur. This book examines whether recent advances in techniques and understanding can benefit our communal knowledge of these threatened and endangered species. Numerous case studies highlight the recent advances in the subject. Particular emphasis is placed upon the adaptations shown by predatory mammals, the tactics exhibited while hunting, and how the phenomenon of predation has led to conflicts between man and beast.

Table of Contents:
1: Legs and locomotion of Carnivora 2: Cranial and dental adaptations to predation in canids 3: The evolution of echolocation for predation 4: Carnivore life histories: a reanalysis in the light of new models 5: Ontogeny of hunting behaviour of otters in a marine environment 6: Tiger predatory behaviour, ecology, and conservation 7: Hunting success of lions in a semi-arid environment 8: Badger sociality: models of spatial grouping 9: Otter numbers and fish productivity in rivers in north-east Scotland 10: The effects of changes in prey availability on lion predation in a large natural ecosystem in northern Botswana 11: Urban foxes: food acquisition, time and energy budgeting of a generalized predator 12: Foraging strategies of shrews: interactions between small predators and their prey 13: Prey apportionement and related ecological relationships between large carnivores in Kruger National Park 14: Post-dispersal seed predation by small mammals 15: The problems of reintroducing carnivores 16: Paradigms for managing carnivores: the case of the sea otter 17: Social organization in martens: an inflexible system? 18: Snares, commuting hyaenas, and migratory herbivores: humans as predators in the Serengeti 19: Humans and big cats as predators in the Neotropics 20: Jaguar predation and conservation: cattle mortality caused by felines on three ranches in the Venezuelan Llanos 21: Management of Asiatic lions in the Gir forest, India 22: Home ranges of leopards and their impact on livestock on Kenyan ranches 23: The control of canid populations 24: Wild and domestic canids as reservoirs of American visceral leishmaniasis in Amazonia Index

Review :
'there is a lot of very good stuff in Mammals as Predators ... I can recommend it.' Mammal News, Spring 1994


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780198540670
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: 65 Symposia of the Zoological Society of London
  • Sub Title: The Proceedings of a Symposium held by The Zoological Society
  • Width: 162 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0198540671
  • Publisher Date: 17 Jun 1993
  • Height: 242 mm
  • No of Pages: 512
  • Spine Width: 33 mm
  • Weight: 932 gr


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