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Bison: Mating and Conservation in Small Populations

Bison: Mating and Conservation in Small Populations

Cunningham, Carol
Berger, Joel

Hardcover

Series: Issues, Cases, and Methods in Biodiversity Conservation

Environmental StudiesOther Animals

ISBN10: 0231084560
ISBN13: 9780231084567
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: Aug 11 1994
Pages: 330
Weight: 1.52
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

This examination of a depopulated species, the North American bison, provides insights into the past and present behaviour and ecology of what was once the continent's largest terrestrial mammal. The authors' research, conducted over a five-year period, attempts to resolve such questions as: what happens when only a small proportion of the male of a species mate?; why do animals in particular areas experience morphological malformations?; and how much genetic diversity has been lost since the 19th century? The study also discusses the consequences of mating failures, lineage differences in growth and birth synchrony. It explores behavioural ecology, mate choice, the conservation of ecosystems and the management of endangered species.

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