LEADER 03928nam 22006735 450 001 9910736996003321 005 20230803234715.0 010 $a3-031-27144-0 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-27144-1 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30674573 035 $a(CKB)27922753300041 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30674573 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-27144-1 035 $a(PPN)272266450 035 $a(EXLCZ)9927922753300041 100 $a20230803d2023 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Equids $eA Suite of Splendid Species /$fedited by Herbert H. T. Prins, Iain J. Gordon 205 $a1st ed. 2023. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (437 pages) 225 1 $aFascinating Life Sciences,$x2509-6753 311 $a9783031271434 327 $aChapter 1. Are Equids Evolutionary Dead Ends? -- Chapter 2. Evolutionary Radiation of Equids -- Chapter 3. The Miocene Browsing Horses: Another Way to Be a Successful Large Equid -- Chapter 4. Why There Are No Modern Equids Living in Tropical Lowland Rainforests -- Chapter 5. Evolution of Equid Body Size -- Chapter 6. Forage Consumption and Digestion in the Modern Equids -- Chapter 7. Revisiting the Jarman-Bell Principle -- Chapter 8. Equid Adaptations to Cold Environments -- Chapter 9. Adaptations to Hot Environments -- Chapter 10. Diseases and the Distributions of Wild and Domestic Equids -- Chapter 11. How Equids Cope with Macroparasites -- Chapter 12. Equids and Predators -- Chapter 13. Evolution of the Equid Limb -- Chapter 14. On Humanity and Equids: Ecologies, Trajectories, and Relationships -- Chapter 15. Conclusion ? A New Story of the Modern Equids. 330 $aThe narrative of the progression of the ?horse family? through geological time, from dog-sized fruit-eating animals with four toes on their front and three toes on their hind legs, to the valiant long-legged, single-toed modern grazing horses, beloved by racing enthusiasts, is the poster child of evolution. However, like the rhinos or tapirs, the horse-like zebras, wild asses, kulans, kiangs, onagers, and the real horses are often portrayed as being past their evolutionary peak as compared to the more recently evolved ruminants (especially bovids and deer) which now dominate the grazing niche. That story of a species group over its evolutionary zenith is compelling, but anyone who has travelled in the remote savannas of Africa or the cold wild deserts of Central Asia is awed with herds of glorious animals that clearly do not ruminate. It appears as though these, so-named ?hind-gut fermenters?, are perhaps much better adapted to these environments than one is led to believe. The purpose of this book is to dispel the myth of the inferior Equidae by describing, and investigating, the evolutionary and ecological journey of the horse family in all its glory. 410 0$aFascinating Life Sciences,$x2509-6753 606 $aGrassland ecology 606 $aZoology 606 $aEcology 606 $aEvolution (Biology) 606 $aPhysiology 606 $aGrassland Ecology 606 $aZoology 606 $aEvolutionary Ecology 606 $aPhysiology 615 0$aGrassland ecology. 615 0$aZoology. 615 0$aEcology. 615 0$aEvolution (Biology). 615 0$aPhysiology. 615 14$aGrassland Ecology. 615 24$aZoology. 615 24$aEvolutionary Ecology. 615 24$aPhysiology. 676 $a599.665138 676 $a599.665138 700 $aPrins$b Herbert H. T$01383235 701 $aGordon$b Iain J$01383236 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910736996003321 996 $aThe Equids$93427803 997 $aUNINA