Megaherbivores The Influence of Very Large Body Size on Ecology |
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| Author:
| Owen-Smith, R. Norman |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Ecology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-56544-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2011 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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Owen-Smith's account of the ecology of the largest land mammals (elephants, rhinos, hippos and giraffes) emphasises the constraints resulting from their body size. Many important questions are raised. For example, why have these once abundant and widely distributed animals all but gone extinct?
Owen-Smith's account of the ecology of the largest land mammals (elephants, rhinos, hippos and giraffes) emphasises the constraints resulting from their body size. Many important questions are raised. For example, why have these once abundant and widely distributed animals all but gone extinct?