TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mills,M.G.L.
AU  - Mills,Margie
TI  - Kalahari cheetahs: adaptations to an arid region 
SN  - 9780198712145
AV  - QL737.C23 M552 2017
U1  - 599.74/428 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Oxford, United Kingdom, New York, NY, United States of America
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Cheetah
KW  - Adaptation
KW  - Kalahari Desert
KW  - Behavior
KW  - Ecology
KW  - Desert animals
KW  - Rare mammals
N1  - 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
ER  -