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1 online resource (viii, 229 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: 1. Equus : an ancient genus surviving the modern world / Jason I. Ransom and Petra Kaczensky -- Part I. Ecology. 2. Social organization of wild equids / Lee Boyd, Alberto Scorolli, Haniyeh Nowzari, and Amos Bouskila ; 3. Behavior of horses, zebras, and asses / Sarah R.B. King, Cheryl Asa, Jan Pluháček, Katherine Houpt, and Jason I. Ransom ; 4. Habitat and diet of equids / Kathryn A. Schoenecker, Sarah R.B. King, Megan K. Nordquist, Dejid Nandintsetseg, and Qing Cao ; 5. Equids and ecological niches : behavioral and life history variations on a common theme / Daniel I. Rubenstein, Qing Cao, and Justine Chiu ; 6. Wild and feral equid population dynamics / Jason I. Ransom, Laura Lagos, Halszka Hrabar, Haniyeh Nowzari, Dorj Usukhjargal, and Natalia Spasskaya -- Part II. History and management. 7. Genetics and paleogenetics of equids / Eva-Maria Geigl, Shirli Bar-David, Albano Beja-Pereira, E. Gus Cothran, Elena Giulotto, Halszka Hrabar, Tsendsuren Oyunsuren, and Mélanie Pruvost ; 8. The roles of humans in horse distribution through time / Sandra L. Olsen ; 9. Human dimensions of wild equid management : exploring the meanings of "wild" / John D.C. Linnell, Petra Kaczensky, and Nicolas Lescureux ; 10. Management of free-roaming horses / Cassandra M.V. Nuñez, Alberto Scorolli, Laura Lagos, David Berman, and Albert J. Kane ; 11. Wild equid captive breeding and management / Mandi Wilder Schook, David M. Powell, and Waltraut Zimmermann -- Part III. Conservation. 12. Status and conservation of threatened equids / Patricia D. Moehlman, Sarah R.B. King, and Fanuel Kebede ; 13. Challenges and opportunities for conserving equid migrations / L. Stefan Ekernas and Joel Berger ; 14. Reintroduction of wild equids / Petra Kaczensky, Halszka Hrabar, Victor Lukarevskiy, Waltraut Zimmermann, Dorj Usukhjargal, Oyunsaikhan Ganbaatar, and Amos Bouskila -- Epilogue / Jason I. Ransom and Petra Kaczensky. |
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Additional Physical Forms: |
Print version: Wild equids. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016 ISBN 9781421419091 (DLC) 2015022981 (OCoLC)911004798 |