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The Serengeti lion, a study of predator-prey relations, George B. Schaller ; drawings by Richard Keane

eng

Includes bibliography (pages 461-472) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

The Serengeti lion

bibliography

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George B. Schaller ; drawings by Richard Keane

Wildlife behavior and ecologySerengeti Research Institute publication, no. 86

a study of predator-prey relations

Field observations provide abundant data on all aspects of lion behavior, including its social system, population dynamics, hunting behavior, predation patterns, and other factors which contribute to an understanding of the lion as a member of the natural community. The book includes individual chapters on the leopard, cheetah, wild dog, and others. It also includes much information on the lion's prey species, including distribution, migration, and social organization. These data form the basis of the concluding chapter on the dynamics of predation.--, From publisher's description

I. The study -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Serengeti region -- 3. Study methods -- II. The lion -- 4. Group structure and movements -- 5. Behavior within the group -- 6. Population dynamics -- 7. Food habits -- 8. The hunt -- III. Other predators -- 9. The leopard -- 10. The cheetah -- 11. The wild dog -- 12. Other predators -- IV. Summary and conclusions -- 13. Dynamics of predator social systems -- 14. The dynamics of predation