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Antipredator Defenses in Birds and Mammals
Tim Caro
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Description for Antipredator Defenses in Birds and Mammals
Paperback. Antipredator Defenses in Birds and Mammals will be of interest to both specialists and general readers interested in ecological issues. Num Pages: 592 pages, 90 tables, 15halftones, 130line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW6; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 790.
In nature, the ability to defend against predators is fundamental to an animal's survival. From the giraffes that rely on their spotted coats to blend into the patchy light of their woodland habitats to the South American sea lions that pile themselves in heaps to ward off the killer whales that prey on them in the shallow surf, defense strategies in the animal kingdom are seemingly innumerable. In Antipredator Defenses in Birds and Mammals, Tim Caro ambitiously synthesizes predator defenses in birds and mammals and integrates all functional and evolutionary perspectives on antipredator defenses that have developed over the last ... Read more
In nature, the ability to defend against predators is fundamental to an animal's survival. From the giraffes that rely on their spotted coats to blend into the patchy light of their woodland habitats to the South American sea lions that pile themselves in heaps to ward off the killer whales that prey on them in the shallow surf, defense strategies in the animal kingdom are seemingly innumerable. In Antipredator Defenses in Birds and Mammals, Tim Caro ambitiously synthesizes predator defenses in birds and mammals and integrates all functional and evolutionary perspectives on antipredator defenses that have developed over the last ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226094366
SKU
V9780226094366
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99-50
About Tim Caro
Tim Caro is professor in the Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology at the University of California, Davis. He is also the author of Cheetahs of the Serengeti Plains: Group Living in an Asocial Species, published by the University of Chicago Press.
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