Social Strategies of Carnivorous Mammalian Predators
Hunting and Surviving as Families
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Beschreibung
The book offers a comparative look at the social strategies of five carnivorous social predators (four terrestrial and one marine) that make them successful hunting units. The focus is on mammalian predators hunting (largely) mammalian prey. Each chapter (with separate authors) devoted to a particular species, explores the versatile hunting techniques and social dynamics of these top predators as they attempt to survive, defend, and reproduce in challenging habitats. Each chapter also delves into how the social fabric and ecology of each species influence their ability to deal with natural and man-made threats and shifting baselines.
The book offers a comparative look at the social strategies of five carnivorous social predators (four terrestrial and one marine) that make them successful hunting units. The focus is on mammalian predators hunting (largely) mammalian prey. Each chapter (with separate authors) devoted to a particular species, explores the versatile hunting techniques and social dynamics of these top predators as they attempt to survive, defend, and reproduce in challenging habitats. Each chapter also delves into how the social fabric and ecology of each species influence their ability to deal with natural and man-made threats and shifting baselines.
Highlights new charismatic social predators (wild dogs and hyenas) that receive less attention Emphasize the importance of sociality in these predators, their role in shaping ecosystems through fear and intimidation It is their social fabric that emboldens them to survive, reproduce, and hunt highly maneuverable and clever prey
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Mridula Srinivasan
Themen in »Social Strategies of Carnivorous Mammalian Predators«
Behavioral Ecology Conservation Behavior Comparative Predator Strategies Culture and Learning Social Mammalian Predators