G. Mills

Kalahari Hyenas

Comparative Behavioral Ecology of Two Species

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Available for the first time in paperback, Kalahari Hyenas focuses both on the feeding ecology and social systems of the animals. It offers new data revealing a different interpretation of the relationship between food distribution, diet, and behaviour of both species. This new paperback edition benefits from the inclusion of several amendments to the text.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Netherlands / Springer, Berlin
• 1990
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm
• Gewicht: 492g
• ISBN-13: 9780412537608
• ISBN-10: 0412537605
• Artikelnr.: 24528883

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Feeding ecology. Comparative foraging and feeding behaviour. Social structure and spatial organisation. Communication patterns and social interactions. The comparative denning behaviour and development of cubs. The individual in hyena society. Relations between, and management considerations for, brown hyenas. Summary. Appendix A: Common and specific names of species mentioned in the text. Appendix B: Estimated numbers of some ungulates in the spotted hyena study area. Appendix C: Ageing criteria of ungulates based on eruption of teeth in bottom jaws and tooth wear. Appendix D: Methods used to measure territory sizes. Appendix E: Degrees of relatedness between clan members. References. Index.

Rezensionen

...contains an extraordinary amount of previously unknown information...Extracts from the author's field notes form a fascinating feature of the text...The painstaking night time work that Mills carried out provides a unique contribution to our understanding of the social organization and ecology of these bewitching animals, and sheds much light on the behaviour of carnivores in general." -- Journal of Arid Environments