The Lion : : Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation of an Iconic Species /

The Lion : : Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation of an Iconic Species / / Craig Packer.

An authoritative, accessible, and gorgeously illustrated exploration into the lives of these remarkable animalsLions are the only social cat. They hunt together, raise cubs together, and defend territories together against neighbors and strangers. Lions also rest atop their ecological pyramid, with...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 English
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Packer, Craig,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2023]
©2023
Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (376 p.) :; 173 color illus. 5 tables.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. LION SOCIAL STRUCTURE
  • 3. INFANTICIDE AND EXPULSION
  • 4. CUB REARING
  • 5. MATING COMPETITION AND PATERNAL CARE
  • 6. THE LION’S MANE
  • 7. FORAGING BEHAVIOR
  • 8. INTERGROUP COMPETITION
  • 9. THE EVOLUTION OF LION SOCIALITY
  • 10. POPULATION REGULATION
  • 11. INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTIONS
  • 12. LION CONSERVATION
  • AFTERWORD
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • APPENDIX
  • REFERENCES
  • INDEX

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