| The Serengeti Lion: A Study of Predator-Prey Relations Contributor(s): Schaller, George B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226736407 ISBN-13: 9780226736402 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $40.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1976 Annotation: 'Predators are the best wildlife managers, ' writes George Schaller. They weed out the sick and old and keep herds healthy and alert. Yet the large predators of the world have been and are still being exterminated because they are thought to harm wildlife. Schaller's award-winning work, based on three years of study in the Serengeti National Park, describes the impact of the lion and other predators on the vast herds of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle for which the area is famous. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - Mammals - Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - Mammals |
| Dewey: 599.74 |
| LCCN: 78180043 |
| Series: Wildlife Behavior and Ecology |
| Physical Information: 1.14" H x 6.89" W x 9.5" (1.83 lbs) 504 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based on three years of study in the Serengeti National Park, George B. Schaller's The Serengeti Lion describes the vast impact of the lion and other predators on the vast herds of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle for which the area is famous. The most comprehensive book available on the lion, this classic work includes the author's findings on all aspects of lion behavior, including its social system, population dynamics, hunting behavior, and predation patterns. "If you have only enough time to read one book about field biology, this is the one I recommend."-Edward O. Wilson, Science "This book conveys not only the fascination of its particular study of lion behavior but the drama and wonder and beauty of the intimate interdependence of all living things."-Saturday Review "This is an important book, not just for its valuable information on lions, but for its broad, open, and intelligent approach to problems that cut across the fields of behavior, populations, ecology, wildlife management, evolution, anthropology, and comparative biology."-Richard G. Van Gelder, Bioscience |