The North American Porcupine (Smithsonian Nature Books Series, No. 8) - Hardcover

Roze, Uldis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0874747864 ISBN 13: 9780874747867

Publisher: Smithsonian, 1989

Synopsis

Large 8vo. x, 261 pp, preface, 1. Introduction: The Uses of the Porcupine; 2. The Defense Reaction; 3. Anatomy; 4. Spring Foraging; 5. Salt Drive; 6. Summer and Fall Foraging; 7. The Winter Den; 8. Winter Foraging; 9. Reproduction and Maternal Care; 10. Social Structure; 11. Parasites; 12. Porpucpines of the world, references, tables, common and scientific names, index with b&w illustrations throughout. Smithsonian Nature Books Series, No. 8: First Edition, 1989. Orange cloth with gilt lettering to spine. "The author has written the first comprehensive natural history of Erethizon dorsatum, the North American porcupine. Drawing on a profound fascination with the species and the region as well as professional training in biology and biochemistry, he uses his own observations and results of radio telemeetry to describe social and territorial relationships, mating and parental behavior, an unusual dispersal pattern, and infamous defense system that in fact depends on quills only as a last resort." from the jacket flap.

About this edition

• Publisher: Smithsonian
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0874747864
• ISBN 13: 9780874747867
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 261