The hippos : natural history and conservation

Author(s)

• Eltringham, S. K. (Stewart Keith)
• Barrett, Priscilla

Bibliographic Information

The hippos : natural history and conservation

S K Eltringham ; illustrated by Priscilla Barrett

（Poyser natural history）

Academic Press, c1999

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-178) and index

Contents of Works

• 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

Details

• NCID: BA60509815
• ISBN:
  • 085661131X
• LCCN: 00708752
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 184 p., [4] p. of plates
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QL737.U57
  • DC21 : 599.63/5
• Subject Headings:
  • FREE : Hippopotamus
  • LCSH : Hippopotamidae
  • LCSH : Wildlife conservation
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA28955965