Author: Aaron Stuart RundusPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
The Communicative Dynamics of Predator-prey Interactions Between Ground Squirrels and Rattlesnakes
Author: Aaron Stuart RundusSquirrels of the World
Author: Richard W. Thorington, Jr.Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421404699
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Squirrels of the World, written by scientists with more than 100 years of collective experience studying these popular mammals, is the first comprehensive examination of all 285 species of squirrels worldwide. The authors reveal virtually every detail of the family Sciuridae, which includes ground squirrels, tree squirrels, flying squirrels, prairie dogs, and chipmunks. Each species—from the familiar gray squirrel of American backyards to the exotic and endangered woolly flying squirrel of Pakistan—is described in a detailed account that includes distinguishing characteristics, ecology, natural history, conservation status, and current threats to its existence. Squirrels of the World includes • stunning color photographs that document rare and unusual squirrels as well as common varieties• evolution, morphology, ecology, and conservation status• colorful range maps marking species distribution• images of the skull of each genus of squirrel• extensive references -- Lawrence Heaney, Curator and Head of the Division of Mammals, The Field Museum (Chicago)
Communication
Author: Donald H. OwingsPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780306457647
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
ON THE FUTURE OF PERSPECTIVES When Patrick Bateson and Peter Klopfer offered me the editorship of Perspectives in 1992, the world of academic publishing was in one of its periodic upheavals. Subscriptions to series-even distinguished series such as Perspec tives-had been declining and individual volume prices had been rising, a trend that if continued could only result in the series pricing itself out of the market. In the course of the negotiations around the change of editors, the publishers offered a cost-cutting solution: change the production pattern to "camera ready" and elimi nate the costs of indexing and proofreading. While I could see the sense in this proposal, I was reluctant to accept it. Part of what I had always liked about the volumes in this series was that they were real books, intelligently proofread, nicely laid out, and provided with proper indexes. Thus, I in return offered a "Devil's bargain": the publisher should maintain the present quality of the series for two more volumes and make a renewed effort to advertise the series to our ethological and sociobiological colleagues, while I as the new series editor committed myself to a renewed effort to make Perspectives the publication of choice for writers who are trying to get their message out to the world intact and readers who are seeking clear, coherent, comprehensive and untrammeled presentations of authors' ideas and research programs.
Geographic Variation in Behavior
Author: Susan Adlai FosterPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195082958
Category : Adaptability (Psychology)
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Studies of animal behavior often assume that all members of a species exhibit the same behavior. Geographic Variation in Behavior shows that, on the contrary, there is substantional variation within species across a wide range of taxa. Including work from pioneers in the field, this volume provides a balanced overview of research on behavioral characteristics that vary geographically. The authors explore the mechanisms by which behavioral differences evolve and examine related methodological issues. Taken together, the work collected here demonstrates that genetically based geographic variation may be far more widespread than previously suspected. The book also shows how variation in behavior can illuminate both behavioral evolution and general evolutionary patterns. Unique among books on behavior in its emphasis on geographic variation, this volume is a valuable new resource for students and researchers in animal behavior and evolutionary biology.
Proceedings
Author: Signals in motion
Author: Eunice Jingmei TanPublisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 283251832X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Wildland Fire in Ecosystems
Author: Rattlesnakes
Author: Laurence M. KlauberPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520040397
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Their habits, life histories, and influence on mankind.
Lizard Ecology
Author: Raymond B. HueyPublisher:
ISBN: 9780674183346
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
The Rattlesnakes of Arizona
Author: Tell HicksPublisher:
ISBN: 9781938850554
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description