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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 580

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Author: R. Norman Owen-Smith
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521426374
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 392

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An account of the limitations and advantages conferred by large body size.

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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 316

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Category : Research
Languages : en
Pages : 140

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Author: C. K. Brain
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226070905
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 379

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"Amongst scientists involved [in taphonomy], C. K. Brain stands out as the pioneer; this impressive book is a statement of his investigations. . . . The Hunters or the Hunted? is a very important book for paleoanthropology. It presents the first thorough analysis of the Sterkfontein Valley assemblages, contributes significantly to the resolution of lingering controversies and, by placing the old information in a fresh perspective, enables new and more sophisticated questions to be asked not only of the South African material but of similar assemblages elsewhere. Another contribution is that it reinforces the recent change in feelings as to what constitutes data, for the value of looking at fossil and contemporary bones as closely as this is clear. Brain urges the necessity of recovering fossils with a high regard for subtle detail. I hope excavators of any vertebrate fossil site will be persuaded to follow his advice and pay more attention to these features of bone accumulations that have been previously neglected; for taphonomy can be a powerful tool in elucidating the problems of fossil assemblages, especially when handled with the care and caution that Brain brings to the subject."—Andrew Hill, Nature

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Category : Wildlife conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 120

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Author: P.A. Jewell
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0323138225
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 376

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Problems in Management of Locally Abundant Wild Mammals contains the proceedings of the Management of Locally Abundant Wild Mammals: A Workshop to Examine the Need for and Alternatives to the Culling of Wild Animals, held in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts from September 29 to October 3, 1980. Contributors reexamine the scientific basis for possible management aimed at restraining local increase in numbers of locally abundant wild mammals, with emphasis on the issue of culling. This text is organized into six sections encompassing 19 chapters and begins with an overview of the dilemma of local overabundance or overpopulation of threatened mammals. In particular, it considers the extent to which past predictions have been fulfilled in practice, and whether understanding of the dynamics of living systems is adequate for useful prediction. This book also discusses the circumstances that allow a species to become so abundant and the adverse effects that arise. The chapters that follow present case studies that reflect experiences around the world concerning management of locally abundant mammals, including the white rhino in South Africa and deer in North America. This book also explores proposed solutions for problems involving the management of polar bear, the Northwest Atlantic humpback whale, and the British grey seal. This reference material is a valuable resource for zoologists, conservation biologists, and those with interest in the protection of wild mammals.

Author: Robert B. Payne
Publisher: Bird Families of the World
ISBN: 0198502133
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 682

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Author: Jonathan Kingdon
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226437255
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 362

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Detailed anatomical illustrations accompany information on the appearance, habits, geographical distribution, and evolutionary changes of the smaller mammals of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Bibliogs.

Author: Clive Alfred Spinage
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642228720
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1582

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In view of the rapidly changing ecology of Africa ,this work provides benchmarks for some of the major, and more neglected, aspects, with an accent on historical data to enable habitats to be seen in relation to their previous state, forming a background reference work to understanding how the ecology of Africa has been shaped by its past. Reviewing historical data wherever possible it adopts an holistic view treating man as well as animals, with accent on diseases both human and animal which have been a potent force in shaping Africa’s ecology, a role neglected in ecological studies.