Antelopes, Deer, and Relatives
Subtitle: Fossil Record, Behavioral Ecology, Systematics, and Conservation
Contributors: Elizabeth S. Vrba (Editor); George B. Schaller (Editor)
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: June 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780300081428
Subjects: Animal ecology; Mammals; Life Sciences - Zoology - General; Science / Zoology; Science; Artiodactyla; Artiodactyla, Fossil; Nature/Ecology
Description: "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 imagination. Present on every continent except Australia and Antarctica, they have been more important to human subsistence than any other mammalian group. This book is a discussion of the evolution, biology, relationships, and conservation of this fascinating and ecologically significant group of mammals."--BOOK JACKET.