Antelopes, deer, and relatives : fossil record, behavioral ecology, systematics, and conservation
Title:
Antelopes, deer, and relatives : fossil record, behavioral ecology, systematics, and conservation
JLCTITLE245:
edited by Elisabeth S. Vrba and George B. Schaller.
Publication Information:
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2000.
Physical Description:
viii, 341 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
ISBN:
9780300081428
General Note:
Proceedings of a workshop held in Aarlie, Va., May 18-21, 1997.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
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Contents:
Introduction / Elisabeth S. Vrba and George B. Schaller -- Ruminant radiation / Alan W. Gentry -- Endemic ruminants of the neogene of North America / Christine Janis -- Evolutionary history of New World Cervidae / S. David Webb -- Caprinae and Hippotragini (Bovidae, Mammalia) in the Upper Miocene / Alan W. Gentry -- Paleodiet of the Giraffidae / Nikos Solounias, W. Scott McGraw, Lee-Ann Hayek, and Lars Werdelin -- Paleolithic art as a resource in Artiodactyl Paleobiology / R. Dale Guthrie -- Human evolution and large mammal extinctions / Richard G. Klein.
Molecular evidence for the phylogenetic affinities of Ruminantia / John Gatesy and Peter Arctander -- Morphoclinal evolution in ungulates / Peter Grubb -- Dimorphism in social Artiodactyla: selection upon females / Peter J. Jarman -- Descent, adaptation, adjustment: lessons from the cervidae and other beasts / Valerius Geist -- Contemporary Cervidae of Central and South America / John F. Eisenberg.
Phylogeny of Bovidae vased on bahavior, glands, skulls, and postcrania / Elisabeth S. Vrba and George B. Schaller -- Phylogenetic relationships within recent Antilopini (Bovidae) / Colin P. Groves -- Evolution of conspicuous coloration in the Bovidae: female mimicry of male secondary characters ad catalyst / Richard D. Estes -- Adaptation, niche partitioning, and coexistence of African Bovidae: clues to the past / A.R.E. Sinclair -- Mitochondrial DNA variation in Muntjac: evidence for discovery, rediscovery, and phylogenetic relationships / George Amato, Mary G. Egan, George B. Schaller.
Genome evolution in Artiodactyla and its relevance to conservation / Oliver A. Ryder -- Setting priorities for conservation of protected areas / A.R.E. Sinclair -- Under what system of wildlife management are ungulates least domesticated? / Valerius Geist -- Conservation of Artiodactyla / George B. Schaller.