The Behavior Guide to African Mammals: Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, Primates

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University of California Press, 1991 - Nature - 611 pages
"A work of tremendous scope. . . . Amateur naturalists and tourists to the parks of Africa and finally professionals will find this a stimulating, well-documented summary."--John F. Eisenberg, Florida Museum of Natural History

"We have seen in the field how very helpful and informative The Behavior Guide is. Our knowledgeable safari guides turned often to their prized and already well-thumbed copies, and we continue to refer to ours now that we are back home."--Douglas F. Williamson, Jr., National Council, World Wildlife Fund, U.S.

"A fascinating, perceptive, and enjoyable travel companion heightens the pleasure of being afield. The Behavior Guide to African Mammals is that ideal companion. Lucid, accurate, and marvelously illustrated, the book is a basic reference for anyone interested in natural history."--George B. Schaller, author of The Serengheti Lion and The Deer and the Tiger

"A remarkable review of what is known about the larger African mammals."--A.R.E. Sinclair, The Ecology Group, University of British Columbia

 

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Contents

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activity adult males African aggressive AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR animals antelopes ANTIPREDATOR BEHAVIOR baboons bat-eared fox biting bovids brown hyena bulls bush baby bushbuck calls calves carnivores cats chasing cheetah chimpanzee civet colobus Coloration copulation courtship cubs dik-diks dominant dry season duikers dung ears eland erect estrus feeding female's females fighting foraging forest gazelle gerenuk gorillas Grant's gazelle grass grooming groups guenons habitat head home range horns hyraxes jackals juveniles klipspringer kmē licking lions male's marking mating mongoose monkeys months mother neck offspring Olfactory oribi oryx otters pack pair PARENT/OFFSPRING BEHAVIOR plains zebra POSTURES AND LOCOMOTION predators preorbital glands prey reedbuck REPRODUCTION savanna Scent glands scent-marking Serengeti sexes SEXUAL BEHAVIOR sitatunga SOCIAL BEHAVIOR COMMUNICATION social grooming SOCIAL ORGANIZATION species spotted hyena subadult tail territorial males Thomson's gazelle threat tion trees troop typically urine usually waterbuck wild dogs wildebeest young zebra

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About the author (1991)

Richard Estes is a behavioral biologist who has spent more than two decades, including seven years of fieldwork, studying and writing about African mammals. Daniel Otte is Curator and Chairman of the Department of Entomology at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. E. O. Wilson is Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science and Curator in Entomology at Harvard University and co-author of The Ants (1990).

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Behavior Guide to African Mammals: Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, Primates
A Wake Forest Studium Book
AuthorRichard Estes
Editionillustrated, reprint, revised
PublisherUniversity of California Press, 1991
ISBN0520080858, 9780520080850
Length611 pages
Subjects ›  ›  › 

Nature / Animals / Mammals
Nature / Animals / Wildlife
Science / Life Sciences / Biology
Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / General
Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / Mammals
  
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