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Author Mills, M. G. L., author

Title Kalahari cheetahs : adaptations to an arid region / by M.G.L. Mills, Lewis Foundation, South Africa ; Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, and M.E.J. Mills, Lewis Foundation, South Africa ; in collaboration with C.T.T. Edwards - statistics, NIWA, Wellington, New Zealand, D. Gottelli - genetics, Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, D.M. Scantlebury - energetics, Queen's University Belfast
Edition First edition
Published Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, 2017
©2017

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 207 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Morphometrics, demographics, and genetic viability -- 3. Diet -- 4. Prey selection and the impact of cheetah predation on prey populations -- 5. Twenty-four-hour activity patterns and distances moved -- 6. Hunting behaviour -- 7. Foraging success -- 8. Energetics -- 9. Coexistence and the cheetah's relations with other carnivores -- 10. Socio-spatial organization and spatial ecology -- 11. Breeding, cub survival, and female reproductive success -- 12. The mating system -- 13. Conservation issues around cheetahs -- 14. Epilogue -- Appendices. Appendix 1. Common and scientific names of species mentioned in the text ; Appendix 2. Details of radio collaring ; Appendix 3. Customized CyberTracker template ; Appendix 4. Genetics methodology and analyses ; Appendix 5. Calculations of biomass eaten ; Appendix 6. Methods for measuring the abundance and dispersion of prey ; Appendix 7. Sex and ageing criteria for cheetah antelope prey
Summary This is a detailed study of the cheetah in an arid environment, addressing topics such as optimal foraging theory, hunting strategies and predator prey relations, mating systems, reproductive strategies and success, inter-specific competition, demography, social organisation, and population limitation
Notes Statement of responsibility on cover: Gus & Margie Mills
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-204) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Cheetah -- Adaptation -- Kalahari Desert
Cheetah -- Behavior -- Kalahari Desert
Cheetah -- Ecology -- Kalahari Desert
Desert animals -- Kalahari Desert
Rare mammals -- Kalahari Desert
NATURE -- Animals -- Mammals.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals.
Cheetah -- Behavior
Desert animals
Rare mammals
Africa -- Kalahari Desert
Form Electronic book
Author Mills, Margie, author.
ISBN 9780191780639
0191780634
9780191020117
0191020117