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Why Big Fierce Animals are Rare, An Ecologist's Perspective

Why Big Fierce Animals are Rare, An Ecologist's Perspective

by Paul Colinvaux

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A classic published more than 20 years ago, these essays illuminate basic ecological questions of the distribution and abundance of plants and animals.  (NAT14, $22.95)


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