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The combination of scientific texts, sketches and colour photographs gives the book a wide appeal as it caters for scientists, students and the general public
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About this book
The book presents the ecology of all African carnivores that are larger than jackals in an ordered and scientific way. It is augmented by many colour photographs taken by both authors, and excellent sketches by the internationally renowned wildlife artist Clive Walker, depicting the life and habitat of these carnivores.
Reviews
"A very accessible introduction to aspects of the biology of nine species of carnivore. The text is enhanced by attractive drawings anda fine photographs. For each species, an outline is given of social behaviour, reproduction and young, range use, activity and movement, feeding ecology, relationship with other wildlife and population dynamics." (ASLIB book guide - an international guide to English language scientific books)
"... thought provoking, interesting, and easy to read. ... Clive Walker's artwork is beautiful, as are the photographs. There is some sort of illustration on almost every page, illustrating behaviours, tracks, scats and habitats. In this regard, this book is far more interesting and attractive than a typical scientific book. In short, this book provides a good review of large African carnivores for serious amateurs or students, and a good introduction for professionals." (Environmental Conservation, UK)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Larger Carnivores of the African Savannas
Authors: J. du P. Bothma, Clive Walker
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03766-9
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Authors 1999
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-03768-3Published: 15 April 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-03766-9Published: 11 November 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 274
Number of Illustrations: 89 b/w illustrations, 93 illustrations in colour
Additional Information: Co-publication with Van Schaik Publishers