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The pygmy hippo story : West Africa's enigma of the rainforest /
A species account and a natural history of the pygmy hippopotamus, a flagship species of West Africa's Upper Guinea Forest Region.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2017]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The pygmy hippo story : |b West Africa's enigma of the rainforest / |c Phillip T. Robinson, Gabriella L. Flacke, and Knut M. Hentschel ; with contributions by Waldemar Bülow, April L. Conway, Henk Dop, Alexander L. Peal, Klaus and Annette Scheurich, Charles Steiner, and Frans G. van den Brink. |
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| 520 | |a A species account and a natural history of the pygmy hippopotamus, a flagship species of West Africa's Upper Guinea Forest Region. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Foreword / David P. Mallon -- Preface / Phillip T. Robinson -- Authors' introduction -- Part I. Discovery, history and capture. 1. What is a pygmy hippopotamus? : the small details that define them / Gabriella L. Flacke ; 2. Hippos in popular culture and folklore / Gabriella L. Flacke ; 3. Looking for enigmas in the forest : a chronicle of travelers, trappers, and researchers / Phillip T. Robinson ; 4. The use and abuse of hippos in nature : no peace treaty in sight / Phillip T. Robinson ; 5. Heslop's pygmy hippopotamus : the Nigerian extinction / Phillip T. Robinson ; 6. Hans Schomburgk : hunter, trapper, bush bicyclist / Phillip T. Robinson ; 7. Frans Van den Brink : the master hippo catcher / Phillip T. Robinson -- Part II. Working in pygmy hippo country. 8. Arriving in West Africa : the parable of the dog in heat / Phillip T. Robinson ; 9. Just getting there is most of the journey : the education of greenhorn field biologists / Phillip T. Robinson ; 10. Wrestling the town chief in pygmy hippo country / Phillip T. Robinson ; 11. Journeys without destinations : working in forests of eternal twilight / Phillip T. Robinson ; 12. Going bush in Sierra Leone : leaving Ranger Bayoh behind / Phillip T. Robinson ; 13. Traveling hammocks and piggyback rides : bush travel and roadside views in pygmy hippo country / Phillip T. Robinson ; 14. A six to six walk : in elephant country / Phillip T. Robinson ; 15. Small planes : blessings and curses / Phillip T. Robinson ; 16. Navigating pygmy hippo country : "five cold Fantas, please" / Phillip T. Robinson ; 17. Pygmy hippo research on Tiwai Island : conflicts and cooperation / April L. Conway ; 18. Living the dream : first stop, Abidjan / Gabriella L. Flacke ; 19. Pygmy hippo research in the Ivory Coast : difficult, daunting, and sometimes dirty work / Knut M. Hentschel ; 20. The hippo hotel of Ivory Coast : getting ready for the guests / Waldemar Bülow -- Part III. Biology and natural history. 21. The flora and fauna of pygmy hippo country : meet the neighbors / Gabriella L. Flacke ; 22. Pygmy hippo feeding behavior and nutrition / Knut M. Hentschel ; 23. The pygmy hippo hunters : our gfuides in the forest / Phillip T. Robinson ; 24. Common ground for hippos in West Africa : their overlapping occurrence in nature / Phillip T. Robinson ; 25. Sly, shy or focused? : the origins of elusiveness / Phillip T. Robinson ; 26. Husbandry, health and pathology of pygmy hippos : optimizing well-being in captivity / Gabriella L. Flacke -- Part IV. Conservation work during wartime. 27. Staying alive during the war : escape from Liberia / Phillip T. Robinson ; 28. The disruptions and setbacks of civil war in pygmy hippo country / Phillip T. Robinson and Henk Dop ; 29. The shortcut from master sergeant to president : executive decisions and national parks / Phillip T. Robinson -- Part V. Conservation and the future. 30. A very sad story of greed : the timber and wildlife poachers / Knut M. Hentschel ; 31. Conservation genetics and fragmented populations : managing the pygmy hippo archipelago / Gabriela L. Flacke and Phillip T. Robinson ; 32. Distribution and population estimates : counting pygmy hippos / Gabriella L. Flacke ; 33. Conservation planning and priorities : what's next? / Gabriella L. Flacke -- Afterword: The shared trajectories of hippos and people / the authors. | |
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