Retracing the aurochs : history, morphology and ecology of an extinct wild ox
2005; Pensoft Publishers; Linguagem: Inglês
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Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
ResumoPREFACE - WORD OF THANKS - INTRODUCTION - SOURCES FOR AUROCHS RESEARCH - SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION - The scientific name - Evolution - Systematics - DISTRIBUTION AREA - North Africa - Asia - Europe - Occurrence within the range limits - DECLINE AND DISAPPEARANCE - Outside Europe - Inside Europe - The last living area - Causes of extinction - LANGUAGE AND SYMBOLISM - Etymology - Toponyms - The aurochs-European bison confusion - Nature and symbolism - CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AUROCHS - Size - Comparison of the Pleistocene and the Holocene aurochs - The Holocene aurochs - The height of the withers - Horns - Size - Colour - Shape - Position - The colour of the fur - Pictures and descriptions - Genetic aspects of the fur colour - Comparison with related bovine species - Reconstruction of the fur colour of the aurochs - Other physical characteristics - Hooves - Udder - Fur - Hide - CHANGES RESULTING FROM DOMESTICATION - ECOLOGY OF THE AUROCHS AND OTHER WILD CATTLE - Habitat - The natural landscape of Europe - Introduction - Insects - Pollen research - Roman writers - Frontier forests - The last Central-European wilderness - Food - Reconstruction of the food of the aurochs in its original habitat - The habitat of the aurochs - Other bovine species - Reconstruction of the aurochs habitat - Seasonal migration - Summary - Predation - Social structure and reproduction - The impact of large herbivores on the forest growth - Introduction - Areas comparable to Europe - Population density of wild cattle - The effects of feeding: forest elephants, European bison and others - Wood Buffalo National Park: A case study - Discussion - THE BREEDING-BACK EXPERIMENT OF THE HECK BROTHERS - Cattle breeds - The breeding-back experiment - Evaluation of the breeding-back experiment - Description of Heck cattle - FINAL REMARKS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS - The animal - Effects and landscape - The animal in the landscape - Summary of conclusions and recommendations - Appendix - REFERENCES - REGISTER
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