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Mountain sheep; a study in behavior and evolution.

Title
Mountain sheep; a study in behavior and evolution.
Author
Geist, Valerius.
Publication
Chicago, University of Chicago Press [1971]

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Description
xv, 383 pages illustrations; 25 cm.
Series Statement
Wildlife behavior and ecology
Uniform Title
Wildlife behavior and ecology.
Subject
  • Mountain sheep > Behavior
  • Sheep
  • Animal behavior
  • Sheep
  • Behavior, Animal
  • Animal behavior
  • Mountain sheep > Behavior
  • Bergschapen
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
  • 9780226285726
LCCN
77149596
OCLC
  • ocm00239517
  • 239517
  • SCSB-9676859
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library