Ecology, evolution, and behaviour of wild cattle : implications for conservation /
Ecology, Evolution & Behaviour of Wild Cattle
edited by Mario Melletti, Independent Researcher, James Burton, Senior Research manager (Oman), Earthwatch Institute, Chair, IUCN-SSC Asian Wild Cattle Specialist Group.
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
- 1 online resource (xv, 461 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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Introduction / Systematic, ecology and domestication. Systematic and evolution of Bovini / Bovini as keystone species and landscape architects / Domestic cattle and buffaloes / Evolution, anatomy and function. The evolution and skeletal anatomy of wild cattle (Bovini) / Bovine mammary anatomy and function / The digestive system of ruminants, and peculiarities of (wild) cattle / Anatomy and evolution of teeth / Evolution, development, and functional role of horns in cattle / Species accounts. American bison, Bison bison (Linnaeus, 1758) / European bison, Bison bonasus (Linnaeus, 1758) / Gaur, Bos gaurus C.H. Smith, 1827 / Wild yak, Bos mutus (Przewalski, 1883) / Banteng, Bos javanicus d'Alton, 1823 / Kouprey, Bos sauveli A. Urbain, 1937 / Aurochs, Bos primigenius Bojanus, 1827 / Wild water buffalo, Bubalus arnee (Kerr, 1792) / Anoas, Bubalus depressicornis (C.H. Smith, 1827); Bubalus quarlesi (Ouwens, 1910) / Tamaraw, Bubalus mindorensis Heude, 1888 / Saola, Pseudoryx nghetinhensis Dung, Giao, Chinh, Touc, Arctander & Mackinnon, 1993 / Conservation and management. What is a wild bison? : a case study of plains bison conservation in Canada / The case study : the restitution of the wisent (Bison bonasus) to the Carpathians / Capture and translocation of gaur (Bos gaurus) in India / Status and management of the endangered wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee) in the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal / Genetic structure of the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) at continental and population scales : an evolutionary and conservation approach / Livestock and buffalo (Syncerus caffer) interfaces in Africa : ecology of disease transmission and implications for conservation and development / Ex situ conservation of wild cattle : roles, status, management successes and challenges / Mario Melletti and James Burton -- Alexandre Hassanin ; Herbert H.T. Prins and Herman van Oeveren ; Johannes A. Lenstra, Marleen Felius and Bert Theunissen -- Kris Kovarovic and Robert S. Scott ; R. Michael Akers, Anthony V. Capuco and Stephen C. Nickerson ; Marcus Clauss and Reinhold R. Hofmann ; James Heywood ; Edward Byrd Davis, Katherine A. Brakora and Kelsey Tull Stilson -- Glenn E. Plumb, P.J. White and Keith Aune ; Małgorzata Krasińska, Zbigniew A. Krasiński, Kajetan Perzanowski and Wanda Olech ; Farshid S. Ahrestani and K. Ullas Karanth ; Jianlin Han ; Penny C. Gardner, Satyawan Pudyatmoko, Naris Bhumpakphan, Marnoch Yindee, Datuk Laurentius N. Ambu and Benoit Goossens ; Mario Melletti, Alexandre Hassanin and Marzia Mirabile ; T. van Vuure ; Anwaruddin Choudhury ; Philip M. Wheeler, Abdul Haris Mustari and James Burton ; Merben R. Cebrian, Rodel M. Boyles, Josefina L. de Leon and James Burton ; William Robichaud and Barney Long ; Daniel Cornélis, Mario Melletti, Lisa Korte, Sadie J. Ryan, Marzia Mirabile, Thomas Prin and Herbert H.T. Prins -- C. Cormack Gates ; Kajetan Perzanowski and Wanda Olech ; Parag Nigam, Sankar Kalyansundaram, Dave Cooper, Les Carlisle and Harbhajan Singh Pabla ; Ram Chandra Kandel, J. Stuart F. Barker and Mario Melletti ; Nathalie Smitz, Daniel Cornélis, Philippe Chardonnet, Ettore Randi and Johan Michaux ; Richard Kock, Michael Kock, Michel de Garine-Wichatitsky, Philippe Chardonnet and Alexandre Caron ; Daniel C. de Man. Part I. 1. 2. 3. Part II. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Part III. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. African buffalo, Syncerus caffer (Sparrman, 1779) / Part IV. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27.
Covering all thirteen species of wild cattle, Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour of Wild Cattle brings together the contributions of international leading experts on the biology, evolution, conservation status and management of the tribe Bovini, providing: • A comprehensive review of current knowledge on systematic, anatomy and ecology of all wild cattle species (chapters 1 to 8); • A clear understanding of the conservation status of each species and the gaps in our current knowledge (chapters 9 to 20); • A number of case studies on conservation activities and an investigation of some of the most threatened and poorly understood species (chapters 21 to 27). An invaluable resource for students, researchers, and professionals in behavioural ecology, evolutionary biology and conservation biology, this beautifully illustrated reference work reveals the extraordinary link between wild cattle and humans, the benefits some of these species have brought us, and their key roles in their natural ecosystems.