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Antipredator Defenses in Birds and Mammals will be of interest to both specialists and general readers interested in ecological issues.

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A reviewer describes the book as ''a wonderful encyclopedic treatment of defenses against predators in mammals and birds, '' but this description is incorrect insofar as it fails to mention that the book is also a great synthesis and magnificently organized. . . . A valuable information bank for any zoologist. --Simone Teelen, Journal of Mammal Evolution --Simone Teelen Journal of Mammal Evolution

In-depth reviews of nearly every aspect of prey defenses make this essential reading for researchers and students embarking on studies of prey or predator behavior. The writing is clear and any reader is bound to encounter novel and intriguing material along the way. . . . An important contribution that will help integrate and bolster theoretically and empirically driven work in this field. --Susan Lingle Ecology

This is a field that Caro has devoted much of his career to, and his comfort with the literature shows through. . . .Antipredator Defenses is a major contribution to the field and will be consulted for a long time to come. . . .Caro's book is a comprehensive survey of the field, with well articulated arguments and balanced views. I recommend it unreservedly. -Thomas N. Sherratt, Trends in Ecology and Evolution -- Thomas N. Sherratt, Trends in Ecology and Evolution (04/01/2005)

In-depth reviews of nearly every aspect of prey defenses make this essential reading for researchers and students embarking on studies of prey or predator behavior. The writing is clear and any reader is bound to encounter novel and intriguing material along the way. . .. An important contribution that will help integrate and bolster theoretically and empirically driven work in this field. --Susan Lingle Ecology

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Tim Caro is professor in the Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology at the University of California, Davis. He is also the author of Cheetahs of the Serengeti Plains: Group Living in an Asocial Species, published by the University of Chicago Press.

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