Antipredator Defenses in Birds and Mammals (Paperback, New)

In nature, the ability to defend against predators is fundamental to an animal's survival. From the giraffes that rely on their spotted coats to blend into the patchy light of their woodland habitats to the South American sea lions that pile themselves in heaps to ward off the killer whales that prey on them in the shallow surf, defense strategies in the animal kingdom are seemingly innumerable.
In "Antipredator Defenses in Birds and Mammals," Tim Caro ambitiously synthesizes predator defenses in birds and mammals and integrates all functional and evolutionary perspectives on antipredator defenses that have developed over the last century. Structured chronologically along a hypothetical sequence of predation--Caro evokes a gazelle fawn desperate to survive a cheetah attack to illustrate the continuum of the evolution of antipredator defenses--"Antipredator Defenses in Birds and Mammals" considers the defenses that prey use to avoid detection by predators; the benefits of living in groups; morphological and behavioral defenses in individuals and groups; and, finally, flight and adaptations of last resort.
"Antipredator Defenses in Birds and Mammals" will be of interest to both specialists and general readers interested in ecological issues.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Interspecific Interactions
Release date:	September 2005
First published:	September 2005
Authors:	Tim Caro
Illustrators:	Sheila Girling
Dimensions:	230 x 155 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	592
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-09436-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Evolution Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Vertebrates > Birds (ornithology) Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Vertebrates > Mammals > General
LSN:	0-226-09436-7
Barcode:	9780226094366

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