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Description: |
xv, 494 pages illustrations 25 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 416-453). |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: "A masterful synthesis of anatomy, physiology, and behavior into a coherent exposition on the ways these highly specialized mammals make their living. ... The book is a tremendous addition to the biologist's bookshelf and a 'must' for those who specialize in the study of these most fascinating mammals."--Quarterly Review of Biology. |
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Summary: "Ewer's equal excellence as an ethologist and paleontologist gives her a better perspective on these subjects--as well as their combination in 'paleoethology'--than almost anyone."--American Scientist. |
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Summary: "Ewer writes pleasantly and her text is refreshingly free of jargon, so that the book is enjoyable to read for layman and scientist alike. Here and there are personal reflections and anecdotes which not only help to enliven the pages but often also provide a new insight into a problem." |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Introduction -- The skeleton -- Anatomy of the soft parts -- The special senses -- Food and food finding -- Signals and social organisation -- Social organisation and living space -- Reproduction -- Fossil relatives -- Classification and distribution of the living species. |
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Additional Physical Forms: |
Online version: Ewer, R.F. Carnivores. Ithaca, N.Y., Cornell University Press [1973] (OCoLC)645832030 |