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The gnu's world Serengeti wildebeest ecology and life history / Richard D. Estes.
| Author/creator | Estes, Richard |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Berkeley : University of California Press, 2014. |
| Description | xv, 351 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: the author's 50-year history of wildebeest research -- Africa : the real home where the antelopes roam -- African savannahs -- Introducing the wildebeest's tribe -- Wildebeest subspecies and status of migratory populations -- Growth and protection of the Serengeti wildebeest population -- Serengeti grasslands and the wildebeest migration -- Social organization in migratory and resident populations -- Male and female life histories -- Competition, facilitation and wildebeest impact on associated herbivores -- The rut : how half-a-million cows are bred within three weeks -- The calving season : birth and survival of wildebeest calves -- Serengeti shall not die?. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-337) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013031723 |
| ISBN | 9780520273184 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0520273184 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780520273191 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0520273192 (pbk. : alk. paper) |