Walker's Carnivores of the World
Ronald M Nowak
Series: WALKER'S MAMMALS OF THE WORLD
313 pages, 225 b/w illustrations.
Johns Hopkins University Press
Hardcover | 2005 | £30.00 | approx. $53/€44
Softcover | 2005 | £15.50 | approx. $28/€23
One of several mammal handbooks that derive from Nowak's 'Mammals of the World'.
From the publisher's announcement:
This comprehensive guide, featuring 225 illustrations, covers the world's eight terrestrial families of carnivores. Each generic account comprises scientific and common names, number and distribution of species, physical attributes, measurements, hunting and social activity, reproduction, habitat, population dynamics, longevity, and status of threatened species. A thought-provoking overview by David W. Macdonald and Roland W. Kays is packed with results of the latest field and laboratory research on topics ranging from evolutionary history to the adaptive value of fur patterns. Emphasizing the interplay of social life, morphology, and predatory behavior, it provides an up-to-date panorama of the world's carnivores.
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