Research Catalog

Title

Bison : mating and conservation in small populations / Joel Berger and Carol Cunningham.

Author

Berger, Joel.

Publication

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1994], ©1994.

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Additional Authors

Cunningham, Carol.

Description

xxi, 330 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

• Bison: Mating and Conservation in Small Populations examines life and mating in small populations by using the North American Bison as a case study. Berger and Cunningham's research reveals insights on the past and present behavior and ecology of the continent's largest terrestrial mammal.
• The two authors employ historical data and new findings, collected over a five-year period, to resolve such complex questions as: How does nondispersal affect population? What happens when only a small proportion of the males mate? To what extent does a lack of predators affect behavior? Why do animals in particular areas experience morphological malformations? How much genetic diversity has been lost since the nineteenth century?
• The authors also discuss the consequences of mating failures, lineage differences in growth and morphological anomalies, and mechanisms that facilitate birth synchrony. Rich in natural history, theory, and practice, Bison: Mating and Conservation in Small Populations delves into behavioral ecology, mate choice, endangered species management, and the conservation of ecosystems.

Series Statement

Methods and cases in conservation science

Uniform Title

Methods and cases in conservation science.

Subjects

• American bison > Germplasm resources > South Dakota > Badlands National Park
• American bison > Ecology > South Dakota > Badlands National Park
• Wildlife conservation
• American bison > South Dakota > Badlands National Park > Reproduction

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Natural History and the Twenty-First Century -- 2. Bison of the Past, Present, and Future -- 3. The Study and the Badlands Ecosystem -- 4. Social Spacing and Land Use Systems -- 5. Population Features -- 6. Reproductive Synchrony and Breeding Biology -- 7. Female Mating and Reproductive Success -- 8. Male Mating and Reproductive Success -- 9. Mating Asymmetries and Their Consequences -- 10. Bottlenecks and Lineage Mixing -- 11. Landscapes and the Conservation of Charismatic Mammals -- App. 1. Common and Scientific Names of Mammals Mentioned in the Text -- App. 2. Overview of Early Captive Populations of Prairie Bison -- App. 3. Variation in Vigilance in Badlands Ungulates -- App. 4. Home Range Locations of Females of Two Lineages -- App. 5. Example of Dominance Matrix for Adult Females.

ISBN

0231084560 (alk. paper)

LCCN

93046571

OCLC

• 29517523
• ocm29517523

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries