The Desert Bighorn
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The Desert Bighorn

Its Life History, Ecology, and Management

  1. 393 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Desert Bighorn

Its Life History, Ecology, and Management

About this book

"A landmark, fundamental for all students in the field. . . . The material, in itself fascinating and lucidly presented, will draw the reader through and increase his understanding of the bighorn at just about every turn of the page." —Orion Nature Book Review

"An intelligently researched and fully documented analysis of this noble rock-climber's life history, and ecology, and the human management of this nearly impossible-to-manage wilderness species." —American Field

"An outstanding and comprehensive work." —Books of the Southwest

"There is quite simply nothing else around that can tell you anywhere near as much about desert sheep, by anywhere near so distinguished a crew of authors." —Safari

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Year
2023
Print ISBN
9780816507139
9780816506897
eBook ISBN
9780816552481

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. About the Editors & Authors
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Chapter 1. The Origin and Relationships of American Wild Sheep / Richard H. Manville
  6. Chapter 2. The Desert Bighorn and Aboriginal Man / Campbell Grant
  7. Chapter 3. Distribution and Abundance / Gale Monson
  8. Chapter 4. Physical Characteristics / Charles G. Hansen
  9. Chapter 5. Habitat / Charles G. Hansen
  10. Chapter 6. Food / Bruce M. Browning & Gale Monson
  11. Chapter 7. Water / Jack C. Turner & Richard A. Weaver
  12. Chapter 8. Senses and Intelligence / Charles G. Hansen
  13. Chapter 9. Behavior / Norman M. Simmons
  14. Chapter 10. Reproduction / Jack C. Turner & Charles G. Hansen
  15. Chapter 11. Growth and Development / Charles G. Hansen & O. V. Deming
  16. Chapter 12. Natural Mortality and Debility / Rex W. Allen
  17. Chapter 13. Predator Relationships / Warren E. Kelly
  18. Chapter 14. Competition / Fred L. Jones
  19. Chapter 15. Population Dynamics / Charles G. Hansen
  20. Chapter 16. Sign Reading and Field Identification / Fred L. Jones
  21. Chapter 17. Population Survey Methods / Norman M. Simmons & Charles G. Hansen
  22. Chapter 18. Capturing, Handling, and Transplanting / Charles G. Hansen, Tommy L. Hailey, & Gerald I. Day
  23. Chapter 19. The Impact of Modern Man / Hatch Graham
  24. Chapter 20. Habitat Protection and Improvement / William Graf
  25. Chapter 21. Habitat Evaluation / Charles G. Hansen
  26. Chapter 22. Hunting / Warren E. Kelly
  27. Appendix: Boone and Crockett Club Official Score Sheet
  28. Bibliography
  29. Index

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