Elephants

Auteur

Shermin R. de Silva is a Professor in Ecology Behavior and Evolution at the University of California, San Diego. She is a founder of the US-based conservation non-profit Trunks & Leaves. She directs the Udawalawe Elephant Research Project in Sri Lanka and is a member of the Asian Elephant Specialist Group of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Texte du rabat

This volume appeals to a wide range of readers, from students to practitioners, looking for the current state of research on elephant behavior and conservation. It weaves together data from numerous studies and includes a wealth of photographs to argue for critical and newly emerging issues in species conservation.

Contenu

Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Elephant evolution; 3. Female social life; 4. Reproduction & male social relationships; 5. Elephants in ecosystems; 6. Space use; 7. Communication and Cognition; 8. Conflict and coexistence: ecological, political or psychological?; References; Index.