Author: Alan F. Dixson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 131646265X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Living in the remote forests of western central Africa, the mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) is notoriously elusive and has evaded scientific scrutiny for decades. Yet, it is the largest and most sexually dimorphic of all the Old World monkeys, and perhaps the most colourful of all the mammals. Synthesising the results of more than twenty-five years of research, this is the first extensive treatment of the mandrill's reproductive and behavioural biology. Dixson explores in detail the role that sexual selection has played in shaping the mandrill's evolution, covering mechanisms of mate choice, intra-sexual competition, sperm competition and cryptic female choice. Bringing to life, through detailed descriptions and rich illustrations, the mandrill's communicatory biology and the functions of its brightly coloured adornments, this book sheds new light on the evolutionary biology of this fascinating primate.
The Mandrill
Author: Alan F. Dixson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 131646265X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Living in the remote forests of western central Africa, the mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) is notoriously elusive and has evaded scientific scrutiny for decades. Yet, it is the largest and most sexually dimorphic of all the Old World monkeys, and perhaps the most colourful of all the mammals. Synthesising the results of more than twenty-five years of research, this is the first extensive treatment of the mandrill's reproductive and behavioural biology. Dixson explores in detail the role that sexual selection has played in shaping the mandrill's evolution, covering mechanisms of mate choice, intra-sexual competition, sperm competition and cryptic female choice. Bringing to life, through detailed descriptions and rich illustrations, the mandrill's communicatory biology and the functions of its brightly coloured adornments, this book sheds new light on the evolutionary biology of this fascinating primate.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 131646265X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Living in the remote forests of western central Africa, the mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) is notoriously elusive and has evaded scientific scrutiny for decades. Yet, it is the largest and most sexually dimorphic of all the Old World monkeys, and perhaps the most colourful of all the mammals. Synthesising the results of more than twenty-five years of research, this is the first extensive treatment of the mandrill's reproductive and behavioural biology. Dixson explores in detail the role that sexual selection has played in shaping the mandrill's evolution, covering mechanisms of mate choice, intra-sexual competition, sperm competition and cryptic female choice. Bringing to life, through detailed descriptions and rich illustrations, the mandrill's communicatory biology and the functions of its brightly coloured adornments, this book sheds new light on the evolutionary biology of this fascinating primate.
Fragile World
Author: Kerby Rosanes
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593183703
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
*A National Bestseller* From the internationally bestselling artist Kerby Rosanes, an extraordinary coloring book celebrating some of the incredible animals and landscapes that are disappearing around the globe Fragile World is a coloring book to savor, exploring fifty-six endangered, vulnerable, and threatened animals and landscapes—from the Tapanuli orangutan to the hawksbill turtle, from Philippine bat caves to the Baltic Sea. The illustrations are intricate, detailed, and unforgettable, both magisterial and whimsical. And the result is a stunning tribute to Mother Nature. Fragile World is a coloring experience that is at once vintage Kerby and unlike any other.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593183703
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
*A National Bestseller* From the internationally bestselling artist Kerby Rosanes, an extraordinary coloring book celebrating some of the incredible animals and landscapes that are disappearing around the globe Fragile World is a coloring book to savor, exploring fifty-six endangered, vulnerable, and threatened animals and landscapes—from the Tapanuli orangutan to the hawksbill turtle, from Philippine bat caves to the Baltic Sea. The illustrations are intricate, detailed, and unforgettable, both magisterial and whimsical. And the result is a stunning tribute to Mother Nature. Fragile World is a coloring experience that is at once vintage Kerby and unlike any other.
Dilemmas of Leadership
Author: Tudor Rickards
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780415355841
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
This is a thematic examination of the most influential ideas and writings on leadership. The text creates order from the chaos of leadership literature, and its structure, style and original approach encourages reader reflection.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780415355841
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
This is a thematic examination of the most influential ideas and writings on leadership. The text creates order from the chaos of leadership literature, and its structure, style and original approach encourages reader reflection.
Mandrills
Author: Ruth Daly
Publisher: Weigl Publishers
ISBN: 1489628851
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Did you know that mandrills have large cheek pouches? They can store almost a stomach-load of food inside these pouches.
Publisher: Weigl Publishers
ISBN: 1489628851
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Did you know that mandrills have large cheek pouches? They can store almost a stomach-load of food inside these pouches.
wood's animal kingdom
Author: rev. j. g. wood
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 838
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 838
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Mammalia
Author: John George Wood
Publisher:
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Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 380
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Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
The Illustrated Natural History
Author: John George Wood
Publisher:
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 842
Book Description
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 842
Book Description
Our Living World
Author: Joseph Bassett Holder
Publisher:
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Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 820
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Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 820
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Animate Creation
Author: John George Wood
Publisher:
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 746
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 746
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Annals & Magazine of Natural History
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 594
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