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Book SynopsisFocuses on the antelope that dominates the savanna ecosystems of eastern and southern Africa. This book presents a synthesis of research conducted over a span of fifty years, mainly on the wildebeest in the Ngorongoro and Serengeti ecosystems, where eighty percent of the world's wildebeest population lives.
Trade Review"A masterful explanation of Richard Estes truly long-term studies of wildebeest ... Both informative and entertaining." -- James M. Vose Ecology 96, no. 1 "Rich in detail and conservation-related issues." -- Staff Conservation Biology
Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Author's Fifty-Year History of Wildebeest Research 1. Africa: The Real Home Where Antelopes Roam 2. African Savannas: Understanding the Tropical Climate, Vegetation, and the Gnu's Ecological Niche 3. Introducing the Wildebeest's Tribe: Similarities and Differences among the Four Genera and Seven Species 4. The Four Wildebeest Subspecies and the Status of Migratory Populations 5. Increase and Protection of the Serengeti Wildebeest Population 6. Serengeti Grasslands and the Wildebeest Migration 7. Social Organization: Comparison of Migratory and Resident Populations 8. Male and Female Life Histories 9. Cooperation and Competition among Twenty-Seven Ungulates That Coexist with the Wildebeest 10. The Amazing Migration and Rut of the Serengeti Wildebeest 11. The Calving Season: Birth and Survival on Calving Grounds and in Small Herds 12. Serengeti Shall Not Die? Africa's Most Iconic World Heritage Site under Siege Bibliography Index
