Frozen fauna of the Mammoth Steppe : the story of Blue Babe /
This account of the discovery and examination of a mummified extinct steppe bison in loess deposits of Pleistocene age in interior Alaska near Fairbanks, gives a picture of bison evolutionary history and ecology on the 'Mammoth Steppe'.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
1990.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. The Curse of the Frozen Mammoths; 2. Unearthing Blue Babe; 3. Reconstructing Blue Babe's Death; 4. Recinstructing Blue Babe's Appearance; 5. Tracking Down Blue Babe's Missing Hump; 6. Steppe Bison Ethology; 7. Steppe Bison Ecology and Phylogeny; 8. The Mammoth Steppe; 9. Arguments and Controversies about the Mammoth Steppe; 10. Bison Hunting on the Mammoth Steppe; 11. Preparation and Exhibition of Blue Babe; Appendix A; Appendix B; References; Index.