The hippos [electronic resource] : natural history and conservation / S.K. Eltringham ; illustrated by Priscilla Barrett.
By: Eltringham, S. K. (Stewart Keith).
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
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BookSeries: T. & A.D. Poyser natural history: Publisher: London ; San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, c1999Description: viii, 184 p., [4] p. of plates : ill., maps.Subject(s): Hippopotamus | Hippopotamidae | Wildlife conservationGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 599.63/5 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-178) and index.
Introduction -- Anatomy and physiology -- The origins of hippos -- The social life of hippos -- Reproduction in hippos -- Diet and feeding habits of hippos -- The ecology of hippos -- Diseases, parasites and commensals of hippos -- Hippos and man -- The distribution and numbers of hippos -- The distribution and numbers of Hippopotamus amphibius in East Africa -- The distribution and numbers of Hippopotamus amphibius in Southern Africa.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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