Carnivore behavior, ecology and evolution /

The mammalian order Carnivora is characterized by an incredible range of morphological, ecological, and behavioral variation. Carnivores can be as small as the 100-gram least weasel or as large as the 800-kilogram polar bear. Their reproductive rate can vary from one offspring every five years, as w...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gittleman, John L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, USA : Cornell University Press, 1989.
Temas:
Carnivora.
Carnivores.
Carnivora (order)
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Evolution.
Carnivora
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contributors
  • An Introduction to the Carnivora / Eisenberg, John F.
  • PART I. BEHAVIOR
  • Introduction / Gittleman, John L.
  • 1. Acoustic Communication by Fissiped Carnivores / Peters, Gustav / Wozencraft, W. Chris
  • 2. The Role of Odor in the Social Lives of Carnivores / Gorman, Martyn L. / Trowbridge, Beverley J.
  • 3. Behavioral Development of Terrestrial Carnivores / Bekoff, Marc
  • 4. The Comparative Behavioral Ecology of Hyenas: The Importance of Diet and Food Dispersion / Mills, M. G. L.
  • 5. Intraspecific Variation in Canid Social Systems / Moehlman, Patricia D.
  • 6. The Mating Tactics and Spacing Patterns of Solitary Carnivores / Sandell, Mikael
  • 7. Carnivore Group Living: Comparative Trends / Gittleman, John L.
  • PART II. ECOLOGY
  • Introduction / Gittleman, John L.
  • 8. The Feeding Ecology of Giant Pandas and Asiatic Black Bears in the Tangjiahe Reserve, China / Schaller, George B. / Qitao, Teng / Johnson, Kenneth G. / Xiaoming, Wang / Heming, Shen / Jinchu, Hu
  • 9. Adaptations for Aquatic Living by Carnivores / Estes, James A.
  • 10. Ecological Constraints on Predation by Large Felids / Sunquist, Mel E. / Sunquist, Fiona C.
  • 11. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Small Size to Weasels, Mustela Species / King, Carolyn M.
  • 12. Basal Rate of Metabolism, Body Size, and Food Habits in the Order Carnivora / McNab, Brian K.
  • 13. Patterns of Energy Output during Reproduction in Carnivores / Oftedal, Olav T. / Gittleman, John L.
  • PART III. EVOLUTION
  • Introduction / Gittleman, John L.
  • 14. Locomotor Adaptations by Carnivores / Taylor, Mark E.
  • 15. Carnivore Dental Adaptations and Diet: A Study of Trophic Diversity within Guilds / Van Valkenburgh, Blaire
  • 16. The Physiology and Evolution of Delayed Implantation in Carnivores / Mead, Rodney A.
  • 17. Molecular and Biochemical Evolution of the Carnivora / Wayne, Robert K. / Benveniste, Raoul E. / Janczewski, Dianne N. / O'Brien, Stephen J.
  • 18. The Phylogeny of the Recent Carnivora / Wozencraft, W. Chris
  • 19. Fossil History of the Terrestrial Carnivora / Martin, Larry D.
  • Appendix: Classification of the Recent Carnivora / Wozencraft, W. Chris
  • Species and Subject Index

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