Overview

This handbook presents an up-to-date review of the ecology and behavior of ungulates inhabiting eastern Europe and northern and central Asia, a vast area covering one sixth of the Earth. It provides detailed descriptions of 26 ungulate species focusing on quantitative data and condensing presentations of the autecology of the species, in order to facilitate comparisons between species, including data from several areas. Each species description includes data on geographical range and variability of body measurements over its range; preferred biotopes and evaluations of limiting factors of the abiotic environment; descriptions of social and territorial behavior; feeding features including lists of used plants; parameters of breeding in different parts of the range; factors of mortality with information on predators, diseases and parasites; and dynamics of numbers and harvesting in all parts of the range.

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Author:   Leonid Baskin ,  Kjell Danell
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2003
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.688kg
ISBN:  

9783642078521

ISBN 10:   3642078524
Pages:   434
Publication Date:   01 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Asian Wild Ass, Kulan — Equus hemionus.- 2 Wild Boar — Sus scrofa.- 3 Musk Deer Moschus moschiferus.- 4 Red Deer Cervus elaphus.- 5 Sika Deer Manchurian Cervus nippon.- 6 Moose Alces alces.- 7 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus, C. pygargus.- 8 Reindeer Rangifer tarandus.- 9 Goitred Gazelle Gazella subgutturosa.- 10 Saiga Antelope Saiga tatarica.- 11 European Bison Wisent Bison bonasus.- 12 West Caucasian Tur Copra caucasica.- 13 East Caucasian Tur Capra cylindricornis.- 14 Markhor Capra falconeri.- 15 Wild Goat Capra hircus.- 16 Asiatic Ibex Capra sibirica.- 17 Chinese Goral Naemorhedus caudatus.- 18 Musk Ox Ovibos moschatus.- 19 Argali, Asian Wild Sheep, Marco Polo Sheep Ovis ammon.- 20 Mouflon Ovis aries.- 21 Snow Sheep Ovis nivicola.- 22 Urial Ovis vignei.- 23 Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra.- 24 Przewalski’s Horse Equus caballus.- 25 Mongolian Gazelle — Procapra gutturosa.- Appendix 1 Plant Genera Eaten by Ungulates.- Appendix 2 Helminths and Ectoparasites.- References.- List of monographs and articles containing reviews of ungulate ecology.

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