The Serengeti Lion: A Study of Predator-Prey Relations (Wildlife Behavior and Ecology series)
by Schaller, George B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0226736393
- ISBN 13
- 9780226736396
- Seller
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Granville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: University Of Chicago Press, 1972. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1972, first printing. 8vo., xiii+480pp., illustrated with plates, drawings, tables, maps. Brown cloth with gilt titles. Foxing along edges of page block, pastedowns and verso of dust jacket, else very good plus in very good dust jacket. "Based on three years of study in the Serengeti National Park, George B. Schallerâ s The Serengeti Lion describes the vast impact of the lion and other predators on the vast herds of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle for which the area is famous. The most comprehensive book available on the lion, this classic work includes the authorâ s findings on all aspects of lion behavior, including its social system, population dynamics, hunting behavior, and predation patterns." . 1st. Hard. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- The Wild Muse (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009184
- Title
- The Serengeti Lion: A Study of Predator-Prey Relations (Wildlife Behavior and Ecology series)
- Author
- Schaller, George B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0226736393
- ISBN 13
- 9780226736396
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1972
- Size
- 8vo
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