Tupai - A Field Study of Bornean Treeshrews

"Louise Emmons is one of the greatest tropical biologists to have ever lived. She is one of the few experts who has worked extensively in South America, West Africa, Madagascar, and now Borneo. This global perspective enriches every chapter in this book."—Pat C. Wright, SUNY, Stony Brook

About the author

Louise H. Emmons is a Research Associate at the Smithsonian Institution Division of Mammals. She is the author of Neotropical Rainforest Mammals: A Field Guide (second edition, 1997).

Summary

This volume describes the results of a comparative study of the ecology of tree shrews in the wild. The book examines their habitat, diet, nesting habits, home range, activity patterns and social behaviour as well as their enigmatic parental care system which is unique among mammals.

Product details

• Authors: Louise Emmons, Louise H. Emmons, Emmons Louise H.
• Assisted by: Harry W. Greene (Foreword)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.12.2000
• EAN: 9780520223844
• ISBN: 978-0-520-22384-4
• No. of pages: 287
• Series: Organisms and Environments (Pa; Organisms and Environments
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Mammals, Conservation of the environment, Zoology: Mammals, Zoology: mammals (mammalogy)