Hedgehogs
By: Nigel Reeve ; illustrated by Ruth Lindsay.
Publisher: T. & A.D. Poyser
Published: 1994
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 313
Subjects: Hedgehogs; Hedgehogs -- Anatomy; Hedgehogs -- Geographical distribution; Hedgehogs -- Feeding and feeds; Hedgehogs -- Diseases
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-297) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to hedgehogs; title: Evolution and taxonomy; title: Hedgehogs of the world; title: Some features of hedgehogs; title: Spines; title: Defensive behaviour; title: Biting; title: Telling the sex of a hedgehog and how to unroll it; title: Senses in communication and navigation; title: How intelligent are hedgehogs; title: Diet and feeding; title: Ways of studying diet; title: Droppings; title: Dietary studies of European hedgehogs; title: Dietary studies of non-European hedgehogs; title: Opportunism, seasonality and food selection; title: Hedgehogs as predators of ground-nesting birds; title: Snakes in the diet; title: Hedgehog resistance to toxins and poisons; title: Feeding folklore; title: Feeding hedgehogs; title: Home range and territoriality; title: Studies of home range in Erinaceus europaeus; title: Studies of home range in other hedgehog species; title: Territoriality and social behaviour; title: Hedgehog ranging behaviour: a summary overview; title: Nest construction and use; title: Hibernation and energetics; title: Behaviour: the ordinary and the extraordinary; title: Nocturnal activity rhythms and general behaviour; title: Extraordinary behaviour; title: Reproduction; title: Reproductive anatomy and physiology.; title: (cont) Courtship and mating; title: Pregnancy and birth; title: Development and growth of the young; title: Demography, disease and death; title: Demographic studies; title: Malentities and misfortune; title: Hedgehogs and humans; title: Veterinary information on the treatment of parasites and diseases; title: Names for hedgehogs in various languages; title: Useful contact addresses in Britain.