Buch, Englisch, 310 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 568 g
Reihe: Zoophysiology
A Comparative Review of Their Ethology and Behavioral Ecology
Buch, Englisch, 310 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 568 g
Reihe: Zoophysiology
ISBN: 978-3-642-81075-6
Verlag: Springer
This book has been written mostly within sight of wild African ungulates, at the research center in Tsavo East National Park, V oi, Kenya. While this had many positive aspects, there were also a few drawbacks. The main one of these is the fact that Voi is not exactly at the hub of scientific activity, even if we restrict ourselves to African ungulates. Thus, whereas I had felt initially that I was sufficiently familiar with ethological work on these animals to write a useful review, it soon became woefully evident that this assumption was erroneous. Over the last few years studies on African ungulates have pro liferated and results are being published in journals almost all over the world. My location in East Africa was sometimes less than ideal with respect to access to the most recent literature, and I depended to a considerable extent on the goodwill of colleagues in giving or lending me relevant papers. I am happy to report that I received a great deal of support and cooperation in this respect. Nevertheless, I may have over looked some important papers inadvertently; their authors should not feel slighted by such omissions, which only reflect availability of literature to me. Readers may also notice a considerable geographical bias in favor of East Africa, at the expense of other African regions, particularly South Africa.
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Research
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Weitere Infos & Material
1 General Background.- 1 African Habitats.- 2 The Ungulate Fauna of Africa.- 3 Ethological Research on African Ungulates.- 4 Conservation.- 2 Comparative Review of Nonsocial Behavior.- 5 Physical Maintenance Behavior.- 6 Behavior Related to the Environment.- 7 Relations with Animals of Other Species.- 3 Social Behavior.- 8 Expression and Communication.- 9 Individual Recognition.- 10 Coordination and Cooperation.- 11 Leadership.- 12 Agonistic Behavior.- 13 Sexual Behavior.- 14 Maternal/filial Behavior.- 4 Social Organization.- 15 General Patterns in Social Relations.- 16 Types of Social Organization in African Ungulates.- 5 Behavior and Ecological Adaptation.- 17 The Influence of Environmental Factors on the Spatial and Social Organization.- 18 Functional Aspects of Certain Social Behaviors.- 19 Relationships Between Morphology, Ecology, and Social Organization of African Ungulates.- 20 Applications of Ethological Information to Management.- References.- Systematic Index.
