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Pronghorn : ecology and management
- Title
- Pronghorn : ecology and management / Bart W. O'Gara and Jim D. Yoakum ; technical editor Richard E. McCabe ; illustrated by Edson Fichter and Daniel P. Metz.
- Author
- O'Gara, Bart W.
- Publication
- Boulder, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, [2004], ©2004.
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- Additional Authors
- Yoakum, James D.
- Description
- xxxiv, 903 pages : illustrations; 29 cm
- Summary
- "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."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [841]-886) and index.
- Contents
- Sect. 1. Ecology -- Ch. 1. Scientific classification / Bart W. O'Gara and Christine M. Janis -- Ch. 2. The fossil record / Bart W. O'Gara and Christive M. Janis -- Ch. 3. From exploitation to conservation / Bart W. O'Gara and Richard E. McCabe -- Ch. 4. Distribution and abundance / Jim D. Yoakum -- Sect. 2. Biology -- Ch. 5. Physical characteristics / Bart W. O'Gara -- Ch. 6. Behavior / Bart W. O'Gara -- Ch. 7. Skeletal and visceral anatomy / Bart W. O'Gara and Susan Kraft Ball -- Ch. 8. Physiology and genetics / Bart W. O'Gara -- Ch. 9. Reproduction / Bart W. O'Gara -- Ch. 10. Diseases and parasites / Bart W. O'Gara -- Ch. 11. Predation / Bart W. O'Gara and Harley G. Shaw -- Ch. 12. Mortality factors / Bart W. O'Gara -- Ch. 13. Habitat characteristics and requirements / Jim D. Yoakum -- Ch. 14. Foraging ecology, diet studies and nutrient values / Jim D. Yoakum -- Ch. 15. Relations with other herbivores / Jim D. Yoakum -- Sect. 3. Management -- Ch. 16. Management plans, environmental impact statements and guides / Jim D. Yoakum -- Ch. 17. Habitat conservation / Jim D. Yoakum -- Ch. 18. Survey methods to estimate population / Thomas M. Pojar -- Ch. 19. Population dynamics and modeling / Stephan G. Kohlmann -- Ch. 20. Managing the harvest / Bart W. O'Gara and Bruce Morrison -- Ch. 21. Capture, translocation and handling / Bart W. O'Gara, Craig J. Knowles, Pamela R. Knowles and Jim D. Yoakum -- Sect. 4. Hunting -- Ch. 22. Hunting / Bart W. O'Gara -- Sect. 5. The future -- Ch. 23. The future / Bart W. O'Gara and Jim D. Yoakum -- App. A. Common and scientific names of plants cited -- App. B. Common and scientific names of animals cited.
- ISBN
- 0870817574 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2004001640
- R0-472844
- OCLC
- 54279880
- ocm54279880
- SCSB-5166811
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries