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Format: 1 online resource : , 93 illustrations

ISBN: 9780231501309

Series Statement: Biology and Resource Management Series

Content: Documenting one of the rare success stories in the history of wildlife conservation, The Return of the Unicorns distills two decades of intensive fieldwork and research on one of the world's most endangered animals: Rhinoceros unicornis, commonly known as the greater one-horned rhinoceros.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Foreword -- , Preface -- , Introduction -- , Part I. Vanishing Mammals, Vanishing Landscapes -- , Introduction -- , Chapter 1. Vanishing Mammals: The Rise and Fall of the Rhinoceros -- , Chapter 2. Culture, Conservation, and the Demand for Rhinoceros Horn -- , Chapter 3. Vanishing Landscapes: The Floodplain Ecosystem of the Terai -- , Part II. The Biology of an Endangered Megaherbivore -- , Chapter 4. Size and Sexual Dimorphism in Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros -- , Chapter 5. The Biology of an Extinction-Prone Species: Facing Demographic, Genetic, and Environmental Threats -- , Chapter 6. Life on the Floodplain: Spacing and Ranging Behavior, Feeding Ecology, and Activity Patterns -- , Chapter 7. Male Dominance, Reproductive Success, and the “Incisor-Size Hypothesis” -- , Chapter 8. Endangered Phenomena: Rhinoceros as Landscape Architects -- , Part III. The Recovery of Endangered Large Mammal Populations and their Habitats in Asia -- , Introduction -- , Chapter 9. Does Privately Owned Ecotourism Support Conservation of Charismatic Large Mammals? -- , Chapter 10. Making Room for Megafauna: Promoting Local Guardianship of Endangered Species and Landscape-Scale Conservation -- , Chapter 11. The Recovery of Rhinoceros and Other Large Asian Mammals -- , Appendix A. Methods -- , Appendix B. Measurements and Other Physical Features of Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros Captured in Royal Chitwan National Park -- , Appendix C. Demographic and Genetic Data -- , Appendix D. Seasonal Home Range and Daily Movements -- , Appendix E. A Profile of Rhinoceros Behavior -- , Appendix F. Reproductive Histories of Adult Female Rhinoceros -- , References -- , Index , In English.

Language: English

Keywords: Electronic books.

DOI: 10.7312/dine08450

URL: https://doi.org/10.7312/dine08450

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UID:

Format: 1 online resource : , 93 illustrations

ISBN: 9780231501309

Series Statement: Biology and Resource Management Series

Content: Documenting one of the rare success stories in the history of wildlife conservation, The Return of the Unicorns distills two decades of intensive fieldwork and research on one of the world's most endangered animals: Rhinoceros unicornis, commonly known as the greater one-horned rhinoceros.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Foreword -- , Preface -- , Introduction -- , Part I. Vanishing Mammals, Vanishing Landscapes -- , Introduction -- , Chapter 1. Vanishing Mammals: The Rise and Fall of the Rhinoceros -- , Chapter 2. Culture, Conservation, and the Demand for Rhinoceros Horn -- , Chapter 3. Vanishing Landscapes: The Floodplain Ecosystem of the Terai -- , Part II. The Biology of an Endangered Megaherbivore -- , Chapter 4. Size and Sexual Dimorphism in Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros -- , Chapter 5. The Biology of an Extinction-Prone Species: Facing Demographic, Genetic, and Environmental Threats -- , Chapter 6. Life on the Floodplain: Spacing and Ranging Behavior, Feeding Ecology, and Activity Patterns -- , Chapter 7. Male Dominance, Reproductive Success, and the “Incisor-Size Hypothesis” -- , Chapter 8. Endangered Phenomena: Rhinoceros as Landscape Architects -- , Part III. The Recovery of Endangered Large Mammal Populations and their Habitats in Asia -- , Introduction -- , Chapter 9. Does Privately Owned Ecotourism Support Conservation of Charismatic Large Mammals? -- , Chapter 10. Making Room for Megafauna: Promoting Local Guardianship of Endangered Species and Landscape-Scale Conservation -- , Chapter 11. The Recovery of Rhinoceros and Other Large Asian Mammals -- , Appendix A. Methods -- , Appendix B. Measurements and Other Physical Features of Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros Captured in Royal Chitwan National Park -- , Appendix C. Demographic and Genetic Data -- , Appendix D. Seasonal Home Range and Daily Movements -- , Appendix E. A Profile of Rhinoceros Behavior -- , Appendix F. Reproductive Histories of Adult Female Rhinoceros -- , References -- , Index , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.7312/dine08450

URL: https://doi.org/10.7312/dine08450