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    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.

    By: Mills, M. G. L [author.]Contributor(s): Mills, Margie [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Edition: First editionDescription: xv, 207 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780198712145; 0198712146Subject(s): Cheetah -- Adaptation -- Kalahari Desert | Cheetah -- Behavior -- Kalahari Desert | Cheetah -- Ecology -- Kalahari Desert | Desert animals -- Kalahari Desert | Rare mammals -- Kalahari DesertDDC classification: 599.74/428 LOC classification: QL737.C23 | M552 2017
    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.
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    Statement of responsibility on cover: Gus & Margie Mills.

    Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-204) and index.

    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.

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