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The gnu's world

Estes, Richard.

The gnu's world Serengeti wildebeest ecology and life history / [electronic resource] : Richard D. Estes. - Berkeley : University of California Press, [2014] - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the author's 50-year history of wildebeest research -- Africa : the real home where the antelopes roam -- African savannahs -- Introducing the wildebeest's tribe -- Wildebeest subspecies and status of migratory populations -- Growth and protection of the Serengeti wildebeest population -- Serengeti grasslands and the wildebeest migration -- Social organization in migratory and resident populations -- Male and female life histories -- Competition, facilitation and wildebeest impact on associated herbivores -- The rut : how half-a-million cows are bred within three weeks -- The calving season : birth and survival of wildebeest calves -- Serengeti shall not die?.

9780520958197


Gnus--Tanzania--Serengeti Plain.


Electronic books.

QL737.U53 / E88 2014

599.64/59