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100	1		_aMills, M. G. L., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aKalahari cheetahs : _badaptations to an arid region / _cby 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.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aOxford, United Kingdom ; _aNew York, NY, United States of America : _bOxford University Press, _c2017.
264		4	_c©2017
300			_axv, 207 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations (some color), maps ; _c26 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aStatement of responsibility on cover: Gus & Margie Mills.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 189-204) and index.
505	0		_a1. 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.
650		0	_aCheetah _xAdaptation _zKalahari Desert.
650		0	_aCheetah _xBehavior _zKalahari Desert.
650		0	_aCheetah _xEcology _zKalahari Desert.
650		0	_aDesert animals _zKalahari Desert.
650		0	_aRare mammals _zKalahari Desert.
700	1		_aMills, Margie, _eauthor.
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