The Giraffe - Biology, Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour

Informationen zum Autor Professor Bryan Shorrocks, Environment Department, University of York, York, UK. Klappentext Provides a comprehensive overview of one of nature's most engaging mammals* Covers fossil history, taxonomy, genetics, physiology, biomechanics, behavior, ecology, and conservation* Includes genetic analysis of five of the six subspecies of modern giraffes* Includes giraffe network studies from Laikipia Kenya, Etosha National Park, Namibia andSamburu National Reserve, Kenya Zusammenfassung Provides a comprehensive overview of one of nature's most engaging mammals* Covers fossil history! taxonomy! genetics! physiology! biomechanics! behavior! ecology! and conservation* Includes genetic analysis of five of the six subspecies of modern giraffes* Includes giraffe network studies from Laikipia Kenya! Etosha National Park! Namibia andSamburu National Reserve! Kenya Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface vi 1 Introduction to the giraffe 1 2 Origins 13 3 Present distribution and geographical races 26 4 Anatomy 42 5 Physiology 60 6 Individual behaviour 76 7 Individual ecology 100 8 Social networks, movement and population regulation 134 9 Conservation status and wildlife reserves 166 References 187 Index 217

Product details

• Authors: Shorrocks, Bryan Shorrocks, Shorrocks Bryan
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.10.2016
• EAN: 9781118587478
• ISBN: 978-1-118-58747-8
• No. of pages: 232
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 255 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; Ökologie, Zoologie, Giraffe, Verhalten, Evolution, Life Sciences, Biowissenschaften, Animal Ecology, Animal Science & Zoology, Ökologie / Tiere, Behavior & Behavioral Ecology, Verhalten, Verhaltensökologie