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Wildlife of the Tibetan steppe

Title
Wildlife of the Tibetan steppe / George B. Schaller.
Author
Schaller, George B.
Publication
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1998.

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Description
ix, 373 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-361) and indexes.
Contents
Introduction: Travel and research in China's highlands -- The Tibetan Plateau -- Chiru (Tibetan antelope) -- Tibetan argali -- Blue sheep -- Tibetan gazelle -- Wild yak -- White-lipped deer -- Wild Bactrian camel -- Kiang (Tibetan wild ass) -- The carnivores -- Feeding ecology of ungulates -- Phylogeny of Tibetan steppe bovids: morphological and molecular comparisons / George Amato -- Phylogeny of Tibetan steppe bovids: behavioral comparisons -- Nomads, livestock, and wildlife: conservation of the Chang Tang Reserve -- Guidelines for conservation action in the Chang Tang Reserve -- Appendix A. Common and scientific names of wild mammal species mentioned in text -- Appendix B. Bird and reptile species observed in the Chang Tang Reserve.
Call Number
JFE 99-11036
ISBN
0226736520 (alk. paper)
LCCN
97036053
OCLC
37437655
Author
Schaller, George B.
Title
Wildlife of the Tibetan steppe / George B. Schaller.
Imprint
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1998.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-361) and indexes.
Research Call Number
JFE 99-11036
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