The dama gazelles last members of a critically endangered species / edited by Elizabeth Cary Mungall ; with special contributions by Teresa Abáigar [and 13 others] ; and a foreword by Bonnie C. Yates ; and an introduction by David Mallon.

Other author Mungall, Elizabeth Cary.
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoCollege Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2018]
Descriptionxiv, 252 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.
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SeriesW. L. Moody Jr. natural history series ; number 58
W.L. Moody Jr. natural history series ; no. 58. ^A494128
Contents Foreword / by Bonnie C. Yates -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction / by David Mallon -- The dama gazelle through time -- Path to endangered status / by Abdelkader Jebali -- Taxonomy and distribution / by Andrew C. Kitchener -- Conservation implications from genetic testing / by Helen Senn -- Artwork through the ages / by Elizabeth Cary Mungall and Abdelkader Jebali -- Overview of a species -- Mothers, fawns, and general behavior / by Elizabeth Cary Mungall -- Territoriality / by Elizabeth Cary Mungall -- Growing up and growing old / by Elizabeth Cary Mungall -- Horns and color notes / by Elizabeth Cary Mungall -- Food habits of the dama gazelle / by Abdelkader Jebali and Elizabeth Cary Mungall -- Hand raising a dama gazelle / by Elizabeth Cary Mungall -- History and management at zoos, in parks, and on ranches -- North American zoos / by Adam Eyres -- European zoos / by Tania Gilbert and Gerardo Espeso Pajares -- Arabian collections / by Lisa Banfield, Hessa Al Qahtani, and Mark Craig -- Parks and preserves / by Adam Eyres -- Texas ranches / by Elizabeth Cary Mungall -- To and from the wild -- Dama gazelles captured in Chad / by Frans M. van den Brink -- Rescuing the mhorr gazelle / by Teresa Abáigar -- Status of reintroductions / by Teresa Abáigar -- Release of mhorr gazelle back to the wild / by Teresa Abáigar -- Dama gazelles in the wild / by John Newby, Tim Wacher, and Thomas Rabeil -- Conclusion / by Elizabeth Cary Mungall -- Appendixes -- 1. Notes on original descriptions for scientific names / by Andrew C. Kitchener -- 2. Diagram of dama gazelle physical features / by Elizabeth Cary Mungall -- Glossary.
General note"Publication assisted by the Second Ark Foundation working with the Exotic Wildlife Foundation."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017035144
ISBN9781623496111 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN162349611X (hbk. : alk. paper)

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