Hunter and hunted : relationships between carnivores and people / / Hans Kruuk ; drawings by Diana E. Brown [[electronic resource]]
| Hunter and hunted : relationships between carnivores and people / / Hans Kruuk ; drawings by Diana E. Brown [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Kruuk H (Hans) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 246 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 599.7/15 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human-animal relationships
Carnivora - Behavior |
| ISBN |
1-107-13359-9
1-280-41979-2 9786610419791 0-511-17840-9 1-139-14813-3 0-511-06485-3 0-511-05852-7 0-511-30566-4 0-511-61499-3 0-511-07331-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Turning the other cheek; 2 Carnivore society: hermits and communes; 3 The quarry of the hunter; 4 Man the hunted; 5 Competitors and carriers; 6 History of a conflict; 7 What is the use?; 8 Wolves with human souls: pets; 9 Carnivores and neighbours: effects on prey; 10 Crying wolf: anti-predator behaviour; 11 Carnivores in culture; 12 The future; Epilogue; References; Index |
| Altri titoli varianti | Hunter & Hunted |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450504703321 |
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hunter and hunted : relationships between carnivores and people / / Hans Kruuk ; drawings by Diana E. Brown [[electronic resource]]
| Hunter and hunted : relationships between carnivores and people / / Hans Kruuk ; drawings by Diana E. Brown [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Kruuk H (Hans) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 246 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 599.7/15 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human-animal relationships
Carnivora - Behavior |
| ISBN |
1-107-13359-9
1-280-41979-2 9786610419791 0-511-17840-9 1-139-14813-3 0-511-06485-3 0-511-05852-7 0-511-30566-4 0-511-61499-3 0-511-07331-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Turning the other cheek; 2 Carnivore society: hermits and communes; 3 The quarry of the hunter; 4 Man the hunted; 5 Competitors and carriers; 6 History of a conflict; 7 What is the use?; 8 Wolves with human souls: pets; 9 Carnivores and neighbours: effects on prey; 10 Crying wolf: anti-predator behaviour; 11 Carnivores in culture; 12 The future; Epilogue; References; Index |
| Altri titoli varianti | Hunter & Hunted |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783121503321 |
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Niko's nature : the life of Niko Tinbergen and his science of animal behaviour / / Hans Kruuk ; with drawings and photographs by Niko Tinbergen
| Niko's nature : the life of Niko Tinbergen and his science of animal behaviour / / Hans Kruuk ; with drawings and photographs by Niko Tinbergen |
| Autore | Kruuk H (Hans) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , [2003] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (774 p.) |
| Disciplina |
591.5/092
591.5092 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ethologists - Netherlands
Animal behavior |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-19-154539-2
1-280-86972-0 9786610869725 0-19-162247-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of photos in the text; Chapter 1 Wild birds and science; Chapter 2 A Dutch upbringing; Home, siblings, friends, and school; Youth organized for nature; A trip abroad; Chapter 3 Student years and Greenland; Playing truant; PhD time; Greenland; Chapter 4 Ethologist in the 1930s; Leiden after Greenland; Camping with the wasps; Experiments in Leiden; Niko and Konrad; Leiden after Lorenz; Chapter 5 The Second World War and after; German occupation; Leiden after the war; Productivity, ideas, and travel; The study of instinct; Move to Oxford
Chapter 6 Starting again: Oxford in the 1950sArrival; The 'Hard Core'; Writing and science; Students in the late 1950s; Research projects; Niko and academia; Home and career; Chapter 7 Niko's two worlds: Oxford in the 1960s; Dunes, birds, and beasts; The four whys; Walney; Serengeti; Photography and filming; Oxford academia again, Niko's other world; Writing, lecturing, and conferences; Ethology and humanity; The black dog, at home, at work, everywhere; Chapter 8 The Nobel Prize, and human behaviour; Nobel laureate; Childhood autism; The Alexander technique; Chapter 9 Winding down; Retirement Old friendsA family, a cottage, a life; Chapter 10 Niko's legacy; An evaluation; Output: publications and impact; Rewards; Science that followed; Torch-bearers; Memories; Notes; Niko Tinbergen's publications; Index of proper names; Index of subjects |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455999703321 |
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| Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , [2003] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Niko's nature : the life of Niko Tinbergen and his science of animal behaviour / / Hans Kruuk ; with drawings and photographs by Niko Tinbergen
| Niko's nature : the life of Niko Tinbergen and his science of animal behaviour / / Hans Kruuk ; with drawings and photographs by Niko Tinbergen |
| Autore | Kruuk H (Hans) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , [2003] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (774 p.) |
| Disciplina |
591.5/092
591.5092 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ethologists - Netherlands
Animal behavior |
| ISBN |
1-383-02278-X
0-19-154539-2 1-280-86972-0 9786610869725 0-19-162247-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of photos in the text; Chapter 1 Wild birds and science; Chapter 2 A Dutch upbringing; Home, siblings, friends, and school; Youth organized for nature; A trip abroad; Chapter 3 Student years and Greenland; Playing truant; PhD time; Greenland; Chapter 4 Ethologist in the 1930s; Leiden after Greenland; Camping with the wasps; Experiments in Leiden; Niko and Konrad; Leiden after Lorenz; Chapter 5 The Second World War and after; German occupation; Leiden after the war; Productivity, ideas, and travel; The study of instinct; Move to Oxford
Chapter 6 Starting again: Oxford in the 1950sArrival; The 'Hard Core'; Writing and science; Students in the late 1950s; Research projects; Niko and academia; Home and career; Chapter 7 Niko's two worlds: Oxford in the 1960s; Dunes, birds, and beasts; The four whys; Walney; Serengeti; Photography and filming; Oxford academia again, Niko's other world; Writing, lecturing, and conferences; Ethology and humanity; The black dog, at home, at work, everywhere; Chapter 8 The Nobel Prize, and human behaviour; Nobel laureate; Childhood autism; The Alexander technique; Chapter 9 Winding down; Retirement Old friendsA family, a cottage, a life; Chapter 10 Niko's legacy; An evaluation; Output: publications and impact; Rewards; Science that followed; Torch-bearers; Memories; Notes; Niko Tinbergen's publications; Index of proper names; Index of subjects |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780898203321 |
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| Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , [2003] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Niko's nature : the life of Niko Tinbergen and his science of animal behaviour / / Hans Kruuk ; with drawings and photographs by Niko Tinbergen
| Niko's nature : the life of Niko Tinbergen and his science of animal behaviour / / Hans Kruuk ; with drawings and photographs by Niko Tinbergen |
| Autore | Kruuk H (Hans) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , [2003] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (774 p.) |
| Disciplina |
591.5/092
591.5092 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ethologists - Netherlands
Animal behavior |
| ISBN |
1-383-02278-X
0-19-154539-2 1-280-86972-0 9786610869725 0-19-162247-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of photos in the text; Chapter 1 Wild birds and science; Chapter 2 A Dutch upbringing; Home, siblings, friends, and school; Youth organized for nature; A trip abroad; Chapter 3 Student years and Greenland; Playing truant; PhD time; Greenland; Chapter 4 Ethologist in the 1930s; Leiden after Greenland; Camping with the wasps; Experiments in Leiden; Niko and Konrad; Leiden after Lorenz; Chapter 5 The Second World War and after; German occupation; Leiden after the war; Productivity, ideas, and travel; The study of instinct; Move to Oxford
Chapter 6 Starting again: Oxford in the 1950sArrival; The 'Hard Core'; Writing and science; Students in the late 1950s; Research projects; Niko and academia; Home and career; Chapter 7 Niko's two worlds: Oxford in the 1960s; Dunes, birds, and beasts; The four whys; Walney; Serengeti; Photography and filming; Oxford academia again, Niko's other world; Writing, lecturing, and conferences; Ethology and humanity; The black dog, at home, at work, everywhere; Chapter 8 The Nobel Prize, and human behaviour; Nobel laureate; Childhood autism; The Alexander technique; Chapter 9 Winding down; Retirement Old friendsA family, a cottage, a life; Chapter 10 Niko's legacy; An evaluation; Output: publications and impact; Rewards; Science that followed; Torch-bearers; Memories; Notes; Niko Tinbergen's publications; Index of proper names; Index of subjects |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820652403321 |
Kruuk H (Hans)
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| Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , [2003] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Otters : Ecology, Behaviour and Conservation
| Otters : Ecology, Behaviour and Conservation |
| Autore | Kruuk H (Hans) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, UK, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
| Disciplina | 599.769 |
| Soggetto topico |
Otters
Vertebrates Zoology Health & Biological Sciences |
| ISBN |
1-280-90383-X
0-19-151372-5 1-4294-7018-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; 1 Otter ecology and its background; 2 Pen pictures. Thirteen otters of the world: some natural history; 3 Evolutionary relationships, questions and methods of otter ecology; 4 Habitats; 5 Groups and loners: social organization; 6 Scent marking and interactions: social behaviour; 7 Diet; 8 Resources: about fish and other prey; 9 Otters fishing: hunting behaviour and strategies; 10 Thermo-insulation: a limiting factor; 11 Populations, recruitment and competition; 12 Survival and mortality; 13 Syntheses: challenges to otter survival; 14 Otters, people and conservation; References
Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910969220903321 |
Kruuk H (Hans)
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| Oxford, : Oxford University Press, UK, 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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