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Carnivore Ecology in Arid Lands

English · Paperback / Softback

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Arid lands require that organisms inhabiting them be well-adapted to thrive or even just to survive. This book provides a review of the ecological adaptations - be they behavioural, physiological or morphological - of carnivores to arid environments. Following a general introduction into aridity and arid lands in Africa, the major carnivore families are presented. Ecological adaptations of carnivores in arid lands reveal the amplitude and resilience of the ecology of these animals. In setting up conservation measures, the nature and extent of such adaptations are important facets in determining the effective area and degree of heterogeneity required as habitat by a carnivore population so as to produce a viable unit.

List of contents

1 Introduction.- 2 Family Canidae.- 3 Family Felidae.- 4 Family Hyaenidae.- 5 Family Herpestidae.- 6 Families Mustelidae and Viverridae.- 7 Synthesis.- References.- Genus and Species Index.

Product details

Authors Jacobus du P Bothma, Jacobus du P. Bothma
Publisher Springer, Berlin
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 12.10.2010
 
EAN 9783642082139
ISBN 978-3-642-08213-9
No. of pages 212
Dimensions 155 mm x 12 mm x 235 mm
Weight 347 g
Illustrations X, 212 p.
Series Adaptations of Desert Organisms
Adaptations of Desert Organisms
Adaptions of Desert Organisms
Subject Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology

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