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Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Vertebrates > Mammals

Primate Communities (Paperback): J. G. Fleagle, Charles Janson, Kaye Reed Primate Communities (Paperback)
J. G. Fleagle, Charles Janson, Kaye Reed
R1,376 Discovery Miles 13 760 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Although the behavior and ecology of primates has been more thoroughly studied than that of any other group of mammals, there have been very few attempts to compare the communities of living primates found in different parts of the world. In Primate Communities, an international group of experts compares the composition, behavior, and ecology of primate communities in Africa, Asia, Madagascar, and South America. They examine the factors underlying the similarities and differences among these communities, including their phylogenetic history, climate, rainfall, soil type, forest composition, competition with other vertebrates, and human activities. As it brings together information about primate communities from around the world for the very first time, it will quickly become an important source book for researchers in anthropology, ecology, and conservation, and a readable and informative text for undergraduate and graduate students studying primate ecology, primate conservation, or primate behavior.

Behaviour and Ecology of Riparian Mammals (Hardcover, New): Nigel Dunstone, Martyn L. Gorman Behaviour and Ecology of Riparian Mammals (Hardcover, New)
Nigel Dunstone, Martyn L. Gorman
R4,306 Discovery Miles 43 060 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Many mammals, such as otters, live in close association with rivers and streams, feeding in them, or using them as a place of safety or means of escape from predators. The distinct adaptations that riparian mammals have evolved in order to live in these environments also handicap them for living elsewhere. These animals are therefore threatened by alterations to their environment. In recent years, our rivers have become highly polluted, and have been subject to bankside modifications for agriculture and forestry, enhanced or decreased water flow, and recreation. As a result, they have become less and less suitable for these highly specialized animals. This book looks at the habitat utilization, adaptation, feeding ecology, and conservation status of a range of riparian mammals. It gives insights into the problems facing these fascinating animals, and how they might be overcome.

Machiavellian Intelligence II - Extensions and Evaluations (Paperback, New): Andrew Whiten, Richard W. Byrne Machiavellian Intelligence II - Extensions and Evaluations (Paperback, New)
Andrew Whiten, Richard W. Byrne
R1,636 Discovery Miles 16 360 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book aims to explain the intelligence of monkeys and apes, and the huge brain expansion that marked human evolution. In 1988, Machiavellian Intelligence was the first book to assemble the early evidence suggesting a new answer: that the evolution of intellect was primarily driven by selection for manipulative, social expertise within groups where the most challenging problem faced by individuals was dealing with their companions. Since then a wealth of new information and ideas has accumulated. This new book will bring readers up to date with the most important developments, extending the scope of the original ideas and evaluating them empirically from different perspectives. It is essential reading for reseachers and students in many different branches of evolution and behavioral sciences, primatology and philosophy.

Knobil and Neill's Physiology of Reproduction (Hardcover, 4th edition): Tony M. Plant, Anthony J. Zeleznik Knobil and Neill's Physiology of Reproduction (Hardcover, 4th edition)
Tony M. Plant, Anthony J. Zeleznik
R10,711 R8,547 Discovery Miles 85 470 Save R2,164 (20%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Fourth Edition of Knobil & Neill will continue to serve as a reference aid for research, to provide the historical context to current research, and most importantly as an aid for graduate teaching on a broad range of topics in human and comparative reproduction. In the decade since the publication of the last edition, the study of reproductive physiology has undergone monumental changes. Chief among these advances are in the areas of stem cell development, signaling pathways, the role of inflammation in the regulatory processes in the various tissues, and the integration of new animal models which have led to a greater understanding of human disease. This new edition will seek to synthesize all of this new information at the molecular, cellular, and organismal levels of organization and present modern physiology a more understandable and comparative context.
*The leading comprehensive work on the physiology of reproduction
*Edited and authored by the world's leading scientists in the field
*Is a synthesis of the molecular, cellular, and organismic levels of organization
*Bibliogrpahics of chapters are extensive and cover all the relevant literature

Primate Behaviour - Information, Social Knowledge, and the Evolution of Culture (Paperback, New Ed): Duane Quiatt, Vernon... Primate Behaviour - Information, Social Knowledge, and the Evolution of Culture (Paperback, New Ed)
Duane Quiatt, Vernon Reynolds
R1,412 Discovery Miles 14 120 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book is about the social life of monkeys, apes and humans. The central theme is the importance of social information and knowledge to a full understanding of primate social behavior and organization. Its main purpose is to stress evolutionary continuity, i.e. that there are direct connections between human and nonhuman society. This view is often downplayed elsewhere in the anthropological literature where the notion that humans have culture and animals do not is prevalent. Topics covered include an overview of the contexts of behavior; a comparison of blind strategies and tactical decision-making; social cognition; a review of intentionalist interpretations of behavior; kinship; language and its social implications; and the constraints of culture.

Sexual Coercion in Primates and Humans - An Evolutionary Perspective on Male Aggression against Females (Hardcover): Martin N.... Sexual Coercion in Primates and Humans - An Evolutionary Perspective on Male Aggression against Females (Hardcover)
Martin N. Muller, Richard W. Wrangham
R2,391 Discovery Miles 23 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Conflict between males and females over reproduction is ubiquitous in nature due to fundamental differences between the sexes in reproductive rates and investment in offspring. In only a few species, however, do males strategically employ violence to control female sexuality. Why are so many of these primates? Why are females routinely abused in some species, but never in others? And can the study of such unpleasant behavior by our closest relatives help us to understand the evolution of men s violence against women?

In the first systematic attempt to assess and understand primate male aggression as an expression of sexual conflict, the contributors to this volume consider coercion in direct and indirect forms: direct, in overcoming female resistance to mating; indirect, in decreasing the chance the female will mate with other males. The book presents extensive field research and analysis to evaluate the form of sexual coercion in a range of species including all of the great apes and humans and to clarify its role in shaping social relationships among males, among females, and between the sexes.

Colobine Monkeys - Their Ecology, Behaviour and Evolution (Hardcover, New): Glyn Davies, John Oates Colobine Monkeys - Their Ecology, Behaviour and Evolution (Hardcover, New)
Glyn Davies, John Oates
R2,729 Discovery Miles 27 290 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Colobine monkeys have a unique digestive system, analogous to that of ruminants, which allows them to exploit foliage as a food source. This gives them a niche in Old World forests where they are often the only abundant medium-sized arboreal folivorous mammal. From a possible Miocene origin, Colobine monkeys have radiated into a wide variety of forms inhabiting a range of tropical woodlands in Africa and Asia. Most of the extant species have been subject to long term field studies, but until this book, no synthesis of work on this group has been available. The central theme is that of adaptive radiation, showing how the special features of Colobine anatomy interacted with a range of ecosystems to produce the distinctive species of today. The book also discusses parallels with other mammalian groups.

The Nature of Horses (Paperback, Reissue): Stephen Budiansky The Nature of Horses (Paperback, Reissue)
Stephen Budiansky 2
R336 R306 Discovery Miles 3 060 Save R30 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

What does it mean to be a horse? The definitive and bestselling book explaining the mysteries of the horse using insights of modern science. What makes a winning racehorse? How intelligent are horses? What are horses trying to tell us when they stamp their hooves and snort? Do horses talk to each other? The horse, long symbol of beauty and athletic prowess, has made and lost fortunes and transformed human history and culture, and yet has retained mysteries that baffle even those who work with them every day. There has recently been an explosion of scientific research on the horse. In this book Stephen Budiansky brings the insights of modern science to a wider audience of horse enthusiasts and animal-lovers.

Saugetiere Von Timor (Paperback): E (Ernst) Schwarz Saugetiere Von Timor (Paperback)
E (Ernst) Schwarz
R447 Discovery Miles 4 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America; v.2 (1851) (Paperback): John James 1785-1851 Audubon, John 1790-1874 Bachman, John... The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America; v.2 (1851) (Paperback)
John James 1785-1851 Audubon, John 1790-1874 Bachman, John Woodhouse 1812-1862 Audubon
R701 Discovery Miles 7 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Descriptions of Twenty-six New Mammals From Alaska and British North America [microform] (Paperback): C Hart (Clinton Hart)... Descriptions of Twenty-six New Mammals From Alaska and British North America [microform] (Paperback)
C Hart (Clinton Hart) 1855 Merriam, Washington Academy of Sciences
R380 Discovery Miles 3 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Mmmalia in Their Relation to Primeval Times (Paperback): (Eduard Oskar) 1823-1886 Schmidt, University of Bristol Library The Mmmalia in Their Relation to Primeval Times (Paperback)
(Eduard Oskar) 1823-1886 Schmidt, University of Bristol Library
R727 Discovery Miles 7 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Antelope and Deer of America - a Comprehensive Treatise Upon the Natural History, Including the Characteristics, Habits,... The Antelope and Deer of America - a Comprehensive Treatise Upon the Natural History, Including the Characteristics, Habits, Affinities, and Capacity for Domestication of the Antilocapra and Cervidae of North America (Paperback)
John Dean 1812-1895 Caton
R770 Discovery Miles 7 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society; Vol. 20 (Paperback): Connecticut Historical Society Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society; Vol. 20 (Paperback)
Connecticut Historical Society
R837 Discovery Miles 8 370 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Guide to the Whales, Porpoises, and Dolphins (order Cetacea), Exhibited in the Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural... Guide to the Whales, Porpoises, and Dolphins (order Cetacea), Exhibited in the Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History) .. (Paperback)
British Museum (Natural History). Dept.; Richard 1849-1915 Lydekker
R444 Discovery Miles 4 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
On the Classification and Geographical Distribution of the Mammalia - ; c.1 (Paperback): Richard 1804-1892 Owen On the Classification and Geographical Distribution of the Mammalia - ; c.1 (Paperback)
Richard 1804-1892 Owen; Created by History of Medicine Collections (Duke
R507 Discovery Miles 5 070 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America; Vol 3 (Paperback): John James 1785-1851 N 790 Audubon The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America; Vol 3 (Paperback)
John James 1785-1851 N 790 Audubon
R729 Discovery Miles 7 290 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Mammals of Minnesota - a Scientific and Popular Account of Their Features and Habits, With 23 Figures and 8 Plates... The Mammals of Minnesota - a Scientific and Popular Account of Their Features and Habits, With 23 Figures and 8 Plates (Paperback)
C L (Clarence Luther) 185 Herrick
R696 Discovery Miles 6 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Dancing Mouse - a Study in Animal Behavior (Paperback): Robert Mearns 1876-1956 Yerkes The Dancing Mouse - a Study in Animal Behavior (Paperback)
Robert Mearns 1876-1956 Yerkes
R693 Discovery Miles 6 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Mammals of Indiana - a Descriptive Catalogue of the Mammals Occurring in Indiana in Recent Times (Paperback): Walter Louis... The Mammals of Indiana - a Descriptive Catalogue of the Mammals Occurring in Indiana in Recent Times (Paperback)
Walter Louis 1879- Hahn
R654 Discovery Miles 6 540 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Natural History of Quadrupeds for the Edification & Amusement of Youth [microform] (Paperback): Anonymous Natural History of Quadrupeds for the Edification & Amusement of Youth [microform] (Paperback)
Anonymous
R384 Discovery Miles 3 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Mammals of South Africa; v.1 (Paperback): William Lutley 1863-1944 Sclater The Mammals of South Africa; v.1 (Paperback)
William Lutley 1863-1944 Sclater
R725 Discovery Miles 7 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Hawaiian Rat (Paperback): Witmer 1866-1939 Stone The Hawaiian Rat (Paperback)
Witmer 1866-1939 Stone; Created by John F.G. Stokes
R384 Discovery Miles 3 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
British Mammals; v.2 (Paperback): Archibald 1860-1935 Thorburn British Mammals; v.2 (Paperback)
Archibald 1860-1935 Thorburn
R598 Discovery Miles 5 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
On the Classification and Geographical Distribution of the Mammalia, Being a Lecture on Sir Robert Reade's Foundation,... On the Classification and Geographical Distribution of the Mammalia, Being a Lecture on Sir Robert Reade's Foundation, Delivered Before the University of Cambridge ... May 10, 1859. To Which is Added an Appendix On the Gorilla, and On the Extinction... (Paperback)
Richard 1804-1892 Owen
R507 Discovery Miles 5 070 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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