Bovids of the World (eBook)

Antelopes, Gazelles, Cattle, Goats, Sheep, and Relatives

Jose R. Castello (Autor)

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2016
664 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-8065-2 (ISBN)

Infos

José R. Castelló is a medical doctor with a particular interest in zoology and biology. He is a member of the American Society of Mammalogists and the Spanish Society for Conservation and Study of Mammals. He lives in Madrid.

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The most comprehensive guide to the bovids of the worldBovids are a diverse group of ruminant mammals that have hooves and unbranched hollow horns. Bovids of the World is the first comprehensive field guide to cover all 279 bovid species, including antelopes, gazelles, cattle, buffaloes, sheep, and goats. From the hartebeest of Africa and the takin of Asia to the muskox of North America, bovids are among the world's most spectacular animals and this stunningly illustrated and easy-to-use field guide is an ideal way to learn more about them.The guide covers all species and subspecies of bovids described to date. It features more than 300 superb full-color plates depicting every kind of bovid, as well as detailed facing-page species accounts that describe key identification features, horn morphology, distribution, subspeciation, habitat, and conservation status in the wild. This book also shows where to observe each species and includes helpful distribution maps.Suitable for anyone with an interest in natural history, Bovids of the World is a remarkable and attractive reference, showcasing the range and beauty of these important mammals.The first comprehensive field guide to all 279 bovid species337 full-color plates, with more than 1,500 photographsDetailed species accounts describe key identification features, distribution, subspeciation, habitat, behavior, reproduction, and conservation statusFully updated and revised taxonomy, with common and scientific namesEasy-to-read distribution maps

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.4.2016
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Field Guides
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Field Guides
• Vorwort: Colin Groves, Brent Huffman
• Zusatzinfo: 337 color illus. 313 maps.
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: African wild dog • Argali • Arid • Baboon • Bachelor herd • Banteng • Benin • Bhutan • bighorn sheep • Blackbuck • black hair • Botswana • Bovidae • Burkina Faso • Burundi • bushbuck • Cameroon • Caprinae • cattle • Central African Republic • courtship • Critically endangered • Democratic Republic of the Congo • Dewclaw • Dhole • Dik-dik • dominance hierarchy • Drought • Dry season • duiker • Endangered Species • forb • Forb (company) • forehead • fungus • fur • Game Reserve • Gerenuk • gestation • Goitered gazelle • Grassland • grazing • Guinea-Bissau • habitat destruction • Hartebeest • home range • Hoof • Hunting • Impala • Kenya • Klipspringer • KOB • Lesotho • livestock • long hair • Malawi • mating • month • mouflon • Mountain • Mountain ecosystems • Muskox • Namibia • Nilgai • Oribi • pasture • Poaceae • poaching • predation • Preorbital gland • Rhinarium • Royal antelope • Ruminant • Saola • Savanna • Scent gland • secretion • Senegal • Sexual Dimorphism • sexual maturity • Shrub • Somalia • Steenbok • Steppe • subspecies • Swaziland • takin • Tanzania • thicket • Uganda • Ungulate • Urial • Urine • Uzbekistan • Vegetation • Weaning • Wildebeest • Zambia • Zimbabwe • Zoology
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-8065-3 / 1400880653
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-8065-2 / 9781400880652