Ebook: African Ungulates: A Comparative Review of Their Ethology and Behavioral Ecology

This book has been written mostly within sight of wild African ungulates, at the research center in Tsavo East National Park, V oi, Kenya. While this had many positive aspects, there were also a few drawbacks. The main one of these is the fact that Voi is not exactly at the hub of scientific activity, even if we restrict ourselves to African ungulates. Thus, whereas I had felt initially that I was sufficiently familiar with ethological work on these animals to write a useful review, it soon became woefully evident that this assumption was erroneous. Over the last few years studies on African ungulates have pro­ liferated and results are being published in journals almost all over the world. My location in East Africa was sometimes less than ideal with respect to access to the most recent literature, and I depended to a considerable extent on the goodwill of colleagues in giving or lending me relevant papers. I am happy to report that I received a great deal of support and cooperation in this respect. Nevertheless, I may have over­ looked some important papers inadvertently; their authors should not feel slighted by such omissions, which only reflect availability of literature to me. Readers may also notice a considerable geographical bias in favor of East Africa, at the expense of other African regions, particularly South Africa.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Introduction....Pages 1-2
Front Matter....Pages 3-3
African Habitats....Pages 5-8
The Ungulate Fauna of Africa....Pages 9-11
Ethological Research on African Ungulates....Pages 12-15
Conservation....Pages 16-18
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Physical Maintenance Behavior....Pages 21-39
Behavior Related to the Environment....Pages 40-70
Relations with Animals of Other Species....Pages 71-83
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Expression and Communication....Pages 87-101
Individual Recognition....Pages 102-103
Coordination and Cooperation....Pages 104-106
Leadership....Pages 107-108
Agonistic Behavior....Pages 109-138
Sexual Behavior....Pages 139-157
Maternal/filial Behavior....Pages 158-183
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
General Patterns in Social Relations....Pages 187-194
Types of Social Organization in African Ungulates....Pages 195-224
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
The Influence of Environmental Factors on the Spatial and Social Organization....Pages 227-235
Functional Aspects of Certain Social Behaviors....Pages 236-245
Relationships Between Morphology, Ecology, and Social Organization of African Ungulates....Pages 246-259
Back Matter....Pages 279-310
Applications of Ethological Information to Management....Pages 260-278

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Introduction....Pages 1-2
Front Matter....Pages 3-3
African Habitats....Pages 5-8
The Ungulate Fauna of Africa....Pages 9-11
Ethological Research on African Ungulates....Pages 12-15
Conservation....Pages 16-18
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Physical Maintenance Behavior....Pages 21-39
Behavior Related to the Environment....Pages 40-70
Relations with Animals of Other Species....Pages 71-83
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Expression and Communication....Pages 87-101
Individual Recognition....Pages 102-103
Coordination and Cooperation....Pages 104-106
Leadership....Pages 107-108
Agonistic Behavior....Pages 109-138
Sexual Behavior....Pages 139-157
Maternal/filial Behavior....Pages 158-183
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
General Patterns in Social Relations....Pages 187-194
Types of Social Organization in African Ungulates....Pages 195-224
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
The Influence of Environmental Factors on the Spatial and Social Organization....Pages 227-235
Functional Aspects of Certain Social Behaviors....Pages 236-245
Relationships Between Morphology, Ecology, and Social Organization of African Ungulates....Pages 246-259
Back Matter....Pages 279-310
Applications of Ethological Information to Management....Pages 260-278
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