Antelopes,Deer, And Relatives - Schaller George-B

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Résumé :
From the era of early cave paintings to the present time, ruminants-deer, antelopes, cattle, buffalo, goats, giraffes, and their relatives-have captured the human on every continent except Australia and Antarctica, they have been more important to human subsistence than any other mammalian group. This biology relationships, and conservation of this fascinating and ecologically significant group of mammals. Eminent authorities from around the world have contributed to this book on ruminants, integrating information from paleontology, molecular and population genetics, anatomy morphology and field studies of behavior, ecology, and the effects of climate change. Also covered are the genetics, morphology and behavior of the saola (one of several new species recently found in the Annamite Mountains between Laos and Vietnam) and other survivors from isolated and ancient branches on the ruminant family tree. Many of the living species are endangered, say the authors, and knowledge of their history evolution, and basic biology is critical to their conservation.

Biographie:
Elisabeth S. Vrba is professor of geology and geophysics at Yale University. She is also coeditor of Paleoclimate and Evolution, with Emphasis on Human Origins, published by Yale University Press. George B. Schaller is a conservation biologist at the Wildlife Conservation Society and author of many well-known books, including The Last Panda, Tibet's Hidden Wilderness, and The Year of the Gorilla. This volume is sponsored by the Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies and the Wildlife Conservation Society, New York.

Sommaire:
["The Past","The Present","The bridge to future conservation."]