Bovids Of The World: Antelopes, Gazelles, Cattle, Goats, Sheep, And Relatives (Princeton Field Guides) Download Free (EPUB, PDF)

                
              
Bovids Of The World: Antelopes, Gazelles, Cattle, Goats, Sheep, And Relatives (Princeton Field Guides) Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
Bovids are a diverse group of ruminant mammals that have hooves and unbranched hollow horns. Bovids of the World is the first comprehensive field guide to cover all 279 bovid species, including antelopes, gazelles, cattle, buffaloes, sheep, and goats. From the hartebeest of Africa and the takin of Asia to the muskox of North America, bovids are among the world's most spectacular animals and this stunningly illustrated and easy-to-use field guide is an ideal way to learn more about them. The guide covers all species and subspecies of bovids described to date. It features more than 300 superb full-color plates depicting every kind of bovid, as well as detailed facing-page species accounts that describe key identification features, horn morphology, distribution, subspeciation, habitat, and conservation status in the wild. This book also shows where to observe each species and includes helpful distribution maps.Suitable for anyone with an interest in natural history, Bovids of the World is a remarkable and attractive reference, showcasing the range and beauty of these important mammals. The first comprehensive field guide to all 279 bovid species 337 full-color plates, with more than 1,500 photographs  Detailed species accounts describe key identification features, distribution, subspeciation, habitat, behavior, reproduction, and conservation status Fully updated and revised taxonomy, with common and scientific names Easy-to-read distribution maps
Series: Princeton Field Guides
Paperback: 664 pages
Publisher: Princeton University Press (April 12, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0691167176
ISBN-13: 978-0691167176
Product Dimensions:  5.5 x 1.7 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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This is some kind of bovid extravaganza, in more ways than one. Bovidae is an ungulate family which includes antelopes, gazelles, cattle, buffaloes, sheep and goats. I'm not sure what a person studying bovids is called, though. Bovidologist?In 2011, Colin Groves and Peter Grubb shocked this little community out of its complacency by publishing “Ungulate taxonomy”, arguing that there are 279 bovid species rather than the 140-odd species recognized ditherto. Despite protests from more conservative members, this bovid revolution has gathered steam by capturing “The Handbook of the Mammals of the World” (HMW) and now, it would seem, the field guide market. I have no idea whether the Phylogenetic Species Concept used to promote many subspecies into full species really makes sense (except for conservationists who can go to the UN and demand more money for their wards), but at least it makes the handbooks larger, more spectacular and, I suppose, more expensive.As you might guess, José R Castelló's “Bovids of the World” is based on the 279-species scheme, and he has invited co-conspirators Colin Groves (who started the phylogenetic stampede) and Brent Huffman (a HMW contributor) to write extremely appreciative introductions. Huffman's sounds like it has been written by a born-again evangelist! Castelló has also been seconded by wildlife photographers, meaning that most “illustrations” in this volume are really photos taken in situ.Every species presentation contains sections on subspecies, similar species, reproduction, behavior, distribution, habitat, status and (surprise) photo credits. It also contains vernacular names of the bovid in question.
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