Bison: Mating and Conservation in Small Populations

by Joel Berger and Carol Cunningham

This examination of a depopulated species, the North American bison, provides insights into the past and present behaviour and ecology of what was once the continent's largest terrestrial mammal. The authors' research, conducted over a five-year period, attempts to resolve such questions as: what happens when only a small proportion of the male of a species mate?; why do animals in particular areas experience morphological malformations?; and how...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231084560
• ISBN13: 9780231084567
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher