The gnu's world : Serengeti wildebeest ecology and life history / / Richard D. Estes |
Autore | Estes Richard |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California ; ; Los Angeles, California ; ; London, England : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
Disciplina | 599.64/59 |
Soggetto topico | Gnus - Tanzania - Serengeti Plain |
Soggetto non controllato |
africa
african animals african conservation efforts animals antelope biological science of mammals biology connochaetes conservation eastern africa ecology evolution gnu grazing mammals life history mammals migration ngorongoro range wide population declines reproductive system savanna ecosystem savanna serengeti social organization southern africa wildebeest population wildebeest wilderness wildlife |
ISBN | 0-520-95819-5 |
Classificazione | WS 9200 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Author's Fifty-Year History of Wildebeest Research -- 1. Africa: The Real Home Where Antelopes Roam -- 2. African Savannas: Understanding the Tropical Climate, Vegetation, and the Gnu's Ecological Niche -- 3. Introducing the Wildebeest's Tribe: Similarities and Differences among the Four Genera and Seven Species -- 4. The Four Wildebeest Subspecies and the Status of Migratory Populations -- 5. Increase and Protection of the Serengeti Wildebeest Population -- 6. Serengeti Grasslands and the Wildebeest Migration -- 7. Social Organization: Comparison of Migratory and Resident Populations -- 8. Male and Female Life Histories -- 9. Cooperation and Competition among Twenty-Seven Ungulates That Coexist with the Wildebeest -- 10. The Amazing Migration and Rut of the Serengeti Wildebeest -- 11. The Calving Season: Birth and Survival in Small Herds and on Calving Grounds -- 12. Serengeti Shall Not Die? Africa's Most Iconic World Heritage Site under Siege -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789265703321 |
Estes Richard | ||
Berkeley, California ; ; Los Angeles, California ; ; London, England : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The gnu's world : Serengeti wildebeest ecology and life history / / Richard D. Estes |
Autore | Estes Richard |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California ; ; Los Angeles, California ; ; London, England : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
Disciplina | 599.64/59 |
Soggetto topico | Gnus - Tanzania - Serengeti Plain |
Soggetto non controllato |
africa
african animals african conservation efforts animals antelope biological science of mammals biology connochaetes conservation eastern africa ecology evolution gnu grazing mammals life history mammals migration ngorongoro range wide population declines reproductive system savanna ecosystem savanna serengeti social organization southern africa wildebeest population wildebeest wilderness wildlife |
ISBN | 0-520-95819-5 |
Classificazione | WS 9200 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Author's Fifty-Year History of Wildebeest Research -- 1. Africa: The Real Home Where Antelopes Roam -- 2. African Savannas: Understanding the Tropical Climate, Vegetation, and the Gnu's Ecological Niche -- 3. Introducing the Wildebeest's Tribe: Similarities and Differences among the Four Genera and Seven Species -- 4. The Four Wildebeest Subspecies and the Status of Migratory Populations -- 5. Increase and Protection of the Serengeti Wildebeest Population -- 6. Serengeti Grasslands and the Wildebeest Migration -- 7. Social Organization: Comparison of Migratory and Resident Populations -- 8. Male and Female Life Histories -- 9. Cooperation and Competition among Twenty-Seven Ungulates That Coexist with the Wildebeest -- 10. The Amazing Migration and Rut of the Serengeti Wildebeest -- 11. The Calving Season: Birth and Survival in Small Herds and on Calving Grounds -- 12. Serengeti Shall Not Die? Africa's Most Iconic World Heritage Site under Siege -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825194703321 |
Estes Richard | ||
Berkeley, California ; ; Los Angeles, California ; ; London, England : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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