Fisher
Life History, Ecology, and Behavior
Roger Powell(Author)
University of Minnesota Press
Published on 16. November 1993
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-8166-2265-8 (ISBN)
Description
"The Fisher" is the first in-depth study of all that is known about fishers. Incorporating new research findings from the past decade in this revised edition, Roger A. Powell skilfully examines contemporary knowledge of fisher biology, ecology, and behaviour and places it in an evolutionary perspective that gives insight into how and why fishers evolved as they did. "The Fisher" offers a general introduction to the anatomy, reproduction, and development of the fisher, its population dynamics and the history of continent-wide population declines and recovery, habitat requirements, food and hunting behaviour, the predator-prey relationship between fishers and porcupines, spacing patterns and social organization, energetics, and conservation. "The Fisher" should be of interest to biologists and wildlife managers who work with fishers, martens, and other members of the weasel family, as well as the interested layperson. Roger A. Powell has served as co-editor of books on mammal morphology and ecology and the ecology of martens and fishers, and is the author of numerous professional and popular articles on members of the weasel family and other mammals.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Minnesota
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8166-2265-8 (9780816622658)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
The fisher itself; Anatomy; Life history and early development; Past and present distribution and population fluctuations; Habitat; Food habits; Hunting and killing behaviour of fishers hunting prey other than porcupines; Fishers and porcupines; General habits, home range, and spacing patterns; Ecological energetics of the fisher; Conservation and the fisher's relationship to humans.