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The hippos [electronic resource] : natural history and conservation / S.K. Eltringham ; illustrated by Priscilla Barrett.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: T. & A.D. Poyser natural historyPublication details: London ; San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, c1999.Description: viii, 184 p., [4] p. of plates : ill., mapsSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 599.63/5 21
LOC classification:
  • QL737.U57 E48 1999eb
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Contents:
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.
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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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