The Gnu's World: Serengeti Wildebeest Ecology and Life History

The Gnu's World: Serengeti Wildebeest Ecology and Life History

This is the first scholarly book on the antelope that dominates the savanna ecosystems of eastern and southern Africa. It presents a synthesis of research conducted over a span of fifty years, mainly on the wildebeest in the Ngorongoro and Serengeti ecosystems, where eighty percent of the worldâ€™s wildebeest population lives. Wildebeest and other grazing mammals drive the ecology and evolution of the savanna ecosystem. Richard D. Estes describes this process and also details the wildebeestâ€™s life history, focusing on its social organization and unique reproductive system, which are adapted to the animalâ€™s epic annual migrations. He also examines conservation issues that affect wildebeest, including range-wide population declines.
Country USA
Manufacturer University of California Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-04-12
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	University of California Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-04-12
Format	Kindle eBook

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