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Description: |
xxxiv, 903 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 841-886) and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Ecology: Scientific classification / Bart W. O'Gara and Christine M. Janis. -- The fossil record / Bart W. O'Gara and Christine M. Janis. -- From exploitation to conservation / Bart W. O'Gara and Richard E. McCabe. -- Distribution and abundance / Jim D. Yoakum -- sec. 2. -- Biology: Physical characteristics / Bart W. O'Gara. Behavior / Bart W. O'Gara. -- Skeletal and visceral anatomy / Bart W. O'Gara and Susan Kraft Ball. -- Physiology and genetics / Bart W. O'Gara. -- Reprodction / Bart W. O'Gara. -- Diseases and parasites / Bart W. O'Gara. Predation / Bart W. O'Gara and Harley G. Shaw. -- Mortality factors / Bart W. O'Gara. -- Habitat characteristics and requirements / Jim D. Yoakum. -- Foraging ecology, diet studies and nutrient values / Jim D. Yoakum. -- Relations with other herbivores / Jim D. Yoakum -- sec. 3. -- Management: Management plans, environmental impact statements and guides / Jim D. Yoakum. -- Habitat conservation / Jim D. Yoakum. -- Survey methods to estimate population / Thomas M. Pojar. Population dynamics and modeling / Stephan G. Kohlmann. -- Managing the harvest / Bart W. O'Gara and Bruce Morrison. -- Capture, translocation and handling / Bart W. O'Gara [and others] -- sec. 4. -- Hunting: Hunting / Bart W. O'Gara -- sec. 5. The future: The future / Bart W. O'Gara and Jim D. Yoakum. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Review: "Thirty years in the making, Pronghorn: Ecology and Management contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on the behavior, physiology, migration, taxonomy, and management of this extraordinary animal. Full chapters are devoted to distribution, nutrition and food, diseases and parasites, ecosystem management, hunting, and much more."--Jacket. |
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Additional Physical Forms: |
Online version: O'Gara, Bart W. Pronghorn. Boulder, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, ©2004 (OCoLC)643980276 |
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Elect. Loc./Access: |
Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0413/2004001640.html |