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University of California Press
- The Gnu's World: Serengeti Wildebeest Ecology and Life History
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: University of California Press
summary
This volume is the first scholarly book on the antelope that dominate the savanna ecosystems of eastern and southern Africa. It presents a synthesis of research conducted over a span of fifty years, mainly on the wildebeests in the Ngorongoro and Serengeti ecosystems, where eighty percent of the world's total wildebeest population lives. Wildebeest and other grazing mammals drive the ecology and evolution of the savanna ecosystem. Estes describes this process as well as detailing the wildebeest's life history, focusing on its social organization and unique reproductive system, which are adapted to the animal's epic annual migrations. He also examines conservation issues that affect wildebeest, including range-wide population declines.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-vi
- Acknowledgements
- pp. ix-xvi
- 8. Male and Female Life Histories
- pp. 161-184
- Bibliography
- pp. 317-338
Additional Information
ISBN
9780520958197
Related ISBN(s)
9780520273184
MARC Record
OCLC
875894635
Pages
368
Launched on MUSE
2014-05-03
Language
English
Open Access
No