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Author King, C. M. (Carolyn M.)

Title The natural history of weasels and stoats : ecology, behavior, and management / Carolyn M. King and Roger A Powell ; with illustrations by Consie Powell
Edition 2nd ed
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 446 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series OUP E-Books
Contents Contents; 1 Weaselly Distinguished, Stoatally Different; 2 Hair-Trigger Mouse Traps with Teeth; 3 Molt and Winter Whitening; 4 Body Size; 5 Food; 6 Hunting Behavior; 7 The Impact of Predation by Weasels on Populations of Natural Prey; 8 Adjustable Living Spaces; 9 Reproduction; 10 Populations: Density and Breeding Success; 11 Populations: Survival and Mortality; 12 Human Attitudes to Weasels in Their Native Environments; 13 Stoats as Introduced Pests in New Zealand; 14 Puzzles: Sexual Dimorphism, Delayed Implantation, and Coexistence among Weasel Species; Appendix; References; Index
Summary Both kinds of knowledge are brought together - observations for the traditional naturalist and rigorous measurements and interpretations for modern scientists, integrated into a single, readable account. This edition provides a comprehensive summary of the extensive advances over the last 15 years
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-421) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Weasels.
Ermine.
Mustelidae.
Mustelidae
Mustelidae (family)
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals.
NATURE -- Animals -- Mammals.
Mustelidae
Ermine
Weasels
Vertebrates.
Zoology.
Health & Biological Sciences.
Form Electronic book
Author Powell, Roger A
LC no. 2005029909
ISBN 9780198041139
0198041136
1429402989
9781429402989
9786610846153
6610846154