American bison : a natural history /

American bison takes us on a journey into the bison's past and shares a compelling vision for its future, offering along the way a valuable introduction to North American prairie ecology. Lott explores the social life and physiology of the bison, sharing stories about its impressive physical pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lott, Dale F.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2002]
Series:Organisms and environments ; 6.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Bull to bull and cow to bull
  • Cow to cow
  • Cow to calf
  • Bison athletics
  • Digestion : grass to gas and chips
  • Temperature control
  • Ancestors and relatives
  • How many : the bison population in primitive America
  • The central grassland : where buffalo roam when they're at home
  • Wolves and bison : myths and realities
  • Buffalo birds
  • Diseases and parasites
  • Pronghorn
  • Prairie dogs
  • Badgers
  • Coyotes
  • Grizzlies
  • Ferrets
  • Close encounters of the buffalo kind
  • To kill a bison
  • Bison numbers before the great slaughter
  • Where have all the bison gone
  • Attitudes
  • Conservation : then and now
  • A Great Plains park.