Megaherbivores

R. Norman (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg) Owen-Smith

Cambridge University Press, 1992

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Owen-Smith's account of the ecology of the largest land mammals (elephants, rhinos, hippos and giraffes) emphasises the constraints resulting from their body size. Many important questions are raised. For example, why have these once abundant and widely distributed animals all but gone extinct?

ISBN-13
9780521426374
ISBN-10
0521426375
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1992
Publication date
1992-03-05
Pages
388
Dimensions
228x151x28
Weight
640