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Description: |
248 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-221) and indexes. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: 1. Olfactory predators and odorants -- 2. Detecting and locating prey through depositional odor trails -- 3. Using airborne odorants to detect the presence of prey -- 4. Using odor plumes to locate prey and the impact of convection -- 5. Experimental evidence that updrafts and turbulence hinder the ability of predators to find prey using olfaction -- 6. Turbulence caused by isolated surface features -- 7. Turbulence over rough surfaces -- 8. Turbulence within and below plant canopies -- 9. Trade-offs required to achieve optimal hiding strategies -- 10. Impact of olfactory predators on the behavior of female ungulates during parturition and on the behavior of their young -- 11. Do nest site characteristics influence nest predation rates by olfactory predators? -- 12. Do weather, convection, isolated surface features, or shelterbelts influence nest predation rates of olfactory predators? -- 13. Do prairies, savannas, forests, or edge habitats influence nest predation rates of olfactory predators? -- 14. Using the physics of airflow to redefine common ecological terms -- 15. Epilogue -- References -- Appendices -- Index. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Review: "Examining environmental as well as biological and behavioral elements of both prey and predators, Predator - Prey Dynamics: The Role of Olfaction introduces a new perception of the world and enables us to understand and more effectively in manage the dedicate survival dynamics of animals in the wild."--Jacket. |
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Additional Physical Forms: |
Online version: Conover, Michael R. Predator-prey dynamics. Boca Raton : CRC Press, ©2007 (OCoLC)742273971 |
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Elect. Loc./Access: |
Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip072/2006032886.html |
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