UID:
edocfu_9959237124202883
Umfang:
1 online resource (495 p.)
ISBN:
0-19-028308-4
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0-19-770151-5
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1-280-45295-1
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9786610452958
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0-19-802673-0
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1-60256-139-7
Serie:
Oxford scholarship online
Inhalt:
From the ancient origins of the proboscideans to the crisis of the living elephants, this book synthesizes the behavior, ecology and conservation of elephants, while covering also the history of human interactions with elephants. It is useful for biologists, field ecologists, wildlife administrators, historians, and conservationists.
Anmerkung:
Previously issued in print: 2003.
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Contents; 1 Moeritheres, Mastodonts, and Mammoths: Elephant Evolution in Action; 2 Elephants, Gods, and People: The Interrelationship of Culture and Ecology; 3 Bulls, Musth, and Cows: The Elephantine Mating Game; 4 Mothers, Children, and Aunts: The Social Life of Elephant Families; 5 Bamboos, Bark, and Bananas: The Diet of a Megaherbivore; 6 Forests, Fires, and Grasslands: The Impact of Elephants on Their Habitats; 7 Birth, Death, and Chance: The Dynamics of Elephant Populations; 8 Coconuts, Corn, and Carvings: The Conflict between Elephants and People
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9 Science, Politics, and Pragmatism: Conserving the Elephant PopulationsAppendix 1: Status and Distribution of Elephants; Appendix 2: Statural Growth in Elephants; Notes; References; Author Index; Subject Index
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-19-510778-0
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1093/oso/9780195107784.001.0001
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