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Mountain sheep; a study in behavior and evolution / Valerius Geist.

Title
Mountain sheep; a study in behavior and evolution / Valerius Geist.
Author
Geist, Valerius
Publication
Chicago, University of Chicago Press c1971.

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Description
xv, 383 p. illus.; 25 cm.
Series Statement
Wildlife behavior and ecology
Uniform Title
Wildlife behavior and ecology
Subject
  • Behavior, Animal
  • Sheep
  • Mountain sheep > Behavior
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 354-370.
Contents
Preface -- An introduction to mountain sheep -- The field studies -- Home ranges and migrations -- sheep society and home range formation -- Traditions and evolution of social systems: sheep versus moose -- The social behavior of mountain sheep -- Behavior during the rutting season -- Behavior of ewes and lambs -- Habitat and body care behavior -- Population dynamics and population quality -- The effect of glaciations on the evolution of behavior and form of mountain sheep -- Conclusions.
ISBN
0226285723
LCCN
^^^77149596^
OCLC
  • 239517
  • SCSB-10408509
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library