Ecology, evolution, and behaviour of wild cattle : implications for conservation / edited by Mario Melletti, Independent Researcher, James Burton, Senior Research manager (Oman), Earthwatch Institute, Chair, IUCN-SSC Asian Wild Cattle Specialist Group.

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Introduction / Mario Melletti and James Burton -- Part I. Systematic, ecology and domestication. 1. Systematic and evolution of Bovini / Alexandre Hassanin ; 2. Bovini as keystone species and landscape architects / Herbert H.T. Prins and Herman van Oeveren ; 3. Domestic cattle and buffaloes / Johannes A. Lenstra, Marleen Felius and Bert Theunissen -- Part II. Evolution, anatomy and function. 4. The evolution and skeletal anatomy of wild cattle (Bovini) / Kris Kovarovic and Robert S. Scott ; 5. Bovine mammary anatomy and function / R. Michael Akers, Anthony V. Capuco and Stephen C. Nickerson ; 6. The digestive system of ruminants, and peculiarities of (wild) cattle / Marcus Clauss and Reinhold R. Hofmann ; 7. Anatomy and evolution of teeth / James Heywood ; 8. Evolution, development, and functional role of horns in cattle / Edward Byrd Davis, Katherine A. Brakora and Kelsey Tull Stilson -- Part III. Species accounts. 9. American bison, Bison bison (Linnaeus, 1758) / Glenn E. Plumb, P.J. White and Keith Aune ; 10. European bison, Bison bonasus (Linnaeus, 1758) / Małgorzata Krasińska, Zbigniew A. Krasiński, Kajetan Perzanowski and Wanda Olech ; 11. Gaur, Bos gaurus C.H. Smith, 1827 / Farshid S. Ahrestani and K. Ullas Karanth ; 12. Wild yak, Bos mutus (Przewalski, 1883) / Jianlin Han ; 13. Banteng, Bos javanicus d'Alton, 1823 / Penny C. Gardner, Satyawan Pudyatmoko, Naris Bhumpakphan, Marnoch Yindee, Datuk Laurentius N. Ambu and Benoit Goossens ; 14. Kouprey, Bos sauveli A. Urbain, 1937 / Mario Melletti, Alexandre Hassanin and Marzia Mirabile ; 15. Aurochs, Bos primigenius Bojanus, 1827 / T. van Vuure ; 16. Wild water buffalo, Bubalus arnee (Kerr, 1792) / Anwaruddin Choudhury ; 17. Anoas, Bubalus depressicornis (C.H. Smith, 1827); Bubalus quarlesi (Ouwens, 1910) / Philip M. Wheeler, Abdul Haris Mustari and James Burton ; 18. Tamaraw, Bubalus mindorensis Heude, 1888 / Merben R. Cebrian, Rodel M. Boyles, Josefina L. de Leon and James Burton ; 19. Saola, Pseudoryx nghetinhensis Dung, Giao, Chinh, Touc, Arctander & Mackinnon, 1993 / William Robichaud and Barney Long ; 20. African buffalo, Syncerus caffer (Sparrman, 1779) / Daniel Cornélis, Mario Melletti, Lisa Korte, Sadie J. Ryan, Marzia Mirabile, Thomas Prin and Herbert H.T. Prins -- Part IV. Conservation and management. 21. What is a wild bison? : a case study of plains bison conservation in Canada / C. Cormack Gates ; 22. The case study : the restitution of the wisent (Bison bonasus) to the Carpathians / Kajetan Perzanowski and Wanda Olech ; 23. Capture and translocation of gaur (Bos gaurus) in India / Parag Nigam, Sankar Kalyansundaram, Dave Cooper, Les Carlisle and Harbhajan Singh Pabla ; 24. Status and management of the endangered wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee) in the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal / Ram Chandra Kandel, J. Stuart F. Barker and Mario Melletti ; 25. Genetic structure of the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) at continental and population scales : an evolutionary and conservation approach / Nathalie Smitz, Daniel Cornélis, Philippe Chardonnet, Ettore Randi and Johan Michaux ; 26. Livestock and buffalo (Syncerus caffer) interfaces in Africa : ecology of disease transmission and implications for conservation and development / Richard Kock, Michael Kock, Michel de Garine-Wichatitsky, Philippe Chardonnet and Alexandre Caron ; 27. Ex situ conservation of wild cattle : roles, status, management successes and challenges / Daniel C. de Man.

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.