{"product_id":"sexual-segregation-in-ungulates-9781421445069","title":"Sexual Segregation in Ungulates","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy does it benefit some male and female animals to live separately?Winner of the Wildlife Society Publication Best Authored Book Award by The Wildlife SocietySexual segregation, wherein the sexes of a species live apart for long periods of time, has far-reaching consequences for the ecology, behavior, and conservation of hooved mammals, which are called ungulates. Award-winning researcher R. Terry Bowyer has spent the past four decades unravelling the causes and consequences of this perplexing phenomenon by studying ungulates and the large carnivores that prey upon them. In Sexual Segregation in Ungulates, Bowyer's critical, thought-provoking approach helps resolve long-standing disagreements concerning sexual segregation and offers future pathways for species and habitat conservation. He highlights important elements of the natural history of wild ungulate species, including bighorn sheep and elk. He then uses this perspective to frame and test hypotheses illuminating the motivations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  \u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Introduction and Overview \u003cbr\u003eHistorical Perspectives \u003cbr\u003eUngulate Characteristics and Relevant Aspects of Their Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation  \u003cbr\u003eMating Systems \u003cbr\u003ePredator Pits, Apparent Competition, and Territorial Regulation of Populations \u003cbr\u003eSexual Segregation in Plants and Animals \u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Differences between the Sexes \u003cbr\u003eDefinitions of Sexual Segregation \u003cbr\u003eSexual Differences in Morphology, Physiology, and Foraging Behavior \u003cbr\u003eSexual Dimorphism \u003cbr\u003eThe Role of Resources and Predation Risk in Gregariousness  \u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Temporospatial Patterns \u003cbr\u003eDefining Social Groups \u003cbr\u003eTemporal Patterns of Sexual Segregation and Aggregation \u003cbr\u003eSpatial Patterns of Sexual Segregation \u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Detection and Measurement \u003cbr\u003eDetecting Sexual Segregation  \u003cbr\u003eMeasuring Sexual Segregation \u003cbr\u003eEffects of Scale   \u003cbr\u003eChapter 5.  Failed Concepts \u003cbr\u003eSetting Aside Rejected Hypotheses \u003cbr\u003eSocial Hypotheses \u003cbr\u003eEcological Hypotheses \u003cbr\u003eLimiting Overutilization of Habitats  \u003cbr\u003eChapter 6.  The Role of Social Behavior \u003cbr\u003eSocial Aggression and Sexual Affinities \u003cbr\u003eActivity Patterns \u003cbr\u003eThe Social-Constraints Hypothesis \u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Ecological Aspects of Sexual Segregation \u003cbr\u003eCompetition Hypothesis \u003cbr\u003eGastrocentric Hypothesis \u003cbr\u003eNiche-Partitioning Hypothesis \u003cbr\u003ePredation-Risk Hypothesis  \u003cbr\u003eMultiple Causations and Tradeoffs \u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Consequences of Sexual Segregation for Theory and Management  \u003cbr\u003ePaternal Investment and Sexual Selection \u003cbr\u003ePopulation Dynamics \u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Failing to Consider Sexual Segregation \u003cbr\u003eMoose \u003cbr\u003eNorth American Elk  \u003cbr\u003eWhite-Tailed Deer \u003cbr\u003eBighorn Sheep  \u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. The Future \u003cbr\u003eDefining Sexual Segregation \u003cbr\u003eWhy Is Sexual Segregation Overlooked?  \u003cbr\u003eFuture Questions and Directions \u003cbr\u003eRelevance to Other Organisms\u003cbr\u003eLiterature Cited\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408147521879,"sku":"9781421445069","price":52.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421445069.jpg?v=1730501762","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sexual-segregation-in-ungulates-9781421445069","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}