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7 produkter
Animal Behavior
A Beginner's Guide
Häftad, 2013
119 kr
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Investigating a whole host of species from around the globe, the first short and affordable introduction to this growing field of study “Byers ultimately makes the reader yearn to join him and watch animals for a living… an excellent example of popular-science writing.” Booklist
American Pronghorn
Social Adaptations and the Ghosts of Predators Past
Häftad, 1998
755 kr
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Pronghorn antelope are the fastest runners in North America, often reaching speeds of up to 100 kilometers per hour. Yet none of their current predators can run this fast. Pronghorn also gather in groups, a behaviour commonly viewed as a "safety in numbers" defence. But again, none of their living …
Animal Play
Evolutionary, Comparative and Ecological Perspectives
Inbunden, 1998
2182 kr
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Why do animals play? Play has been described in animals as diverse as reptiles, birds and mammals, so what benefits does it provide and how did it evolve? Careful, quantitative studies of social, locomotor and object play behaviour are now beginning to answer these questions and to shed light on …
Animal Play
Evolutionary, Comparative and Ecological Perspectives
Av Bekoff, Marc Bekoff m. fl.
Häftad, 1998
1237 kr
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Why do animals play? Play has been described in animals as diverse as reptiles, birds and mammals, so what benefits does it provide and how did it evolve? Careful, quantitative studies of social, locomotor and object play behaviour are now beginning to answer these questions and to shed light on …
Built for Speed
A Year in the Life of Pronghorn
Inbunden, 2003
417 kr
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North America’s fastest mammal, the pronghorn can accelerate explosively from a standing start to a top speed of 60 miles per hour—but it can also cruise at 45 miles per hour for many miles. What accounts for the speed of this extraordinary animal, a denizen of the American outback, and what can be …
Animal Behavior
A Beginner''s Guide
E-bok, 2013
80 kr
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Investigating a whole host of species from around the globe, the first short and affordable introduction to animal behavior Investigating a whole host of species from around the globe, the first short and affordable introduction to this growing field of study “Byers ultimately makes the reader …
American Pronghorn
Social Adaptations and the Ghosts of Predators Past
Inbunden, 1998
1119 kr
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Pronghorn antelope are the fastest runners in North America, often reaching speeds of up to 100 kilometers per hour. Yet none of their current predators can run this fast. Pronghorn also gather in groups, a behaviour commonly viewed as a "safety in numbers" defence. But again, none of their living …
