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Mammals as Predators: The Proceedings of a Symposium held by The Zoological Society: 65 (Symposia of the Zoological Society of London) - Hardcover
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This volume deals with three major areas of research on predatory animals: physiological adaptations; tactics employed in predation; and management dilemmas resulting from predation that upsets an ecological balance or conflicts with human activities and land-use. Among the animals discussed are otters, badgers, foxes, shrews, martens, hyaenas, lions, tigers and leopards. The studies of management problems include big cats as causes of cattle mortality on Kenyan and Venezuelan ranches; lions as hunters in Botswana, Namibia and India; hyaenas as predators of large herbivores in the Serengeti; humans and big cats as predators in the Neotropics; interactions between populations of otters and fish in north-east Scotland; the impact of large carnivores in Kruger National Park; and canids as carriers of human diseases.
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While human activities are accelerating the depletion and extinction of species, mammals, as predators, are becoming particularly at risk since many of their populations are already in decline as a result of loss of habitat, persecution as competitors, sport hunting, and exploitation for their fur.
This book examines whether recent advances in techniques and understanding can benefit our communal knowledge of these threatened and endangered species. Numerous case studies highlight the recent advances in the subject. Particular emphasis is placed upon the adaptations shown by predatory mammals, the tactics exhibited while hunting, and how the phenomenon of predation has led to conflicts between man and beast.
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'there is a lot of very good stuff in Mammals as Predators ... I can recommend it.'Mammal News, Spring 1994
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- PublisherOUP Oxford
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0198540671
- ISBN 13 9780198540670
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages512
- EditorDunstone N., Gorman M. L.
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