Desert Puma
Subtitle: Evolutionary Ecology And Conservation Of An Enduring Carnivore
Contributors: Maurice G. Hornocker (Foreword)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Island Press
Published: August 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9781559638678
Subjects: Conservation of wildlife & habitats; Mammals; Plants - General; Environmental Studies; Ecology; Nature; New Mexico; Nature/Ecology; Life Sciences - Ecology; Environmental Conservation & Protection - Endangered Species; Science / Zoology; Desert animals; Puma; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General
First sentence: Carnivores stir within us a primitive curiosity.
Description: Logan and Sweanor (scientists with the Wildlife Health Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, U. of California-Davis) present the results of ten years of study devoted to pumas in the desert of New Mexico. The five main sections of the volume cover background issues and describe the basis of the study; puma life history strategies and population dynamics; puma behavior and social organization; puma-prey relationships; and the relationship between pumas and people.