| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume (unpaged)). |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Series |
W. L. Moody Jr. Natural History Series ; Number 58 |
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W.L. Moody Jr. natural history series ; Number 58.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / by Bonnie C. Yates -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction / by David Mallon -- The dama gazelle through time -- Path to endangered status / by Abdelkader Jebali -- Taxonomy and distribution / by Andrew C. Kitchener -- Conservation implications from genetic testing / by Helen Senn -- Artwork through the ages / by Elizabeth Cary Mungall and Abdelkader Jebali -- Overview of a species -- Mothers, fawns, and general behavior / by Elizabeth Cary Mungall -- Territoriality / by Elizabeth Cary Mungall -- Growing up and growing old / by Elizabeth Cary Mungall -- Horns and color notes / by Elizabeth Cary Mungall -- Food habits of the dama gazelle / by Abdelkader Jebali and Elizabeth Cary Mungall -- Hand raising a dama gazelle / by Elizabeth Cary Mungall -- History and management at zoos, in parks, and on ranches -- North American zoos / by Adam Eyres -- European zoos / by Tania Gilbert and Gerardo Espeso Pajares -- Arabian collections / by Lisa Banfield, Hessa Al Qahtani, and Mark Craig -- Parks and preserves / by Adam Eyres -- Texas ranches / by Elizabeth Cary Mungall -- To and from the wild -- Dama gazelles captured in Chad / by Frans M. van den Brink -- Rescuing the mhorr gazelle / by Teresa Abaigar -- Status of reintroductions / by Teresa Abaigar -- Release of mhorr gazelle back to the wild / by Teresa Abaigar -- Dama gazelles in the wild / by John Newby, Tim Wacher, and Thomas Rabeil -- Conclusion / by Elizabeth Cary Mungall -- Appendixes -- 1. Notes on original descriptions for scientific names / by Andrew C. Kitchener -- 2. Diagram of dama gazelle physical features / by Elizabeth Cary Mungall -- Glossary. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Gazelles.
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Gazelles -- Reintroduction.
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Endangered species.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Mungall, Elizabeth Cary, editor.
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Abaigar, Teresa, contributor.
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Yates, Bonnie C., writer of foreword.
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Mallon, David, writer of introduction.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dama gazelles : last members of a critically endangered species. First edition. College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2018 1 volume (unpaged) W.L. Moody Jr. natural history series ; Number 58. 9781623496111 (DLC) 2017035144 |
| ISBN |
9781623496111 |
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9781623496128 (e-book) |
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