The equids : a suite of splendid species
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書誌事項
The equids : a suite of splendid species
(Fascinating life sciences)
Springer, c2023
大学図書館所蔵 全1件
  青森
  岩手
  宮城
  秋田
  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
  スイス
  フランス
  ベルギー
  オランダ
  スウェーデン
  ノルウェー
  アメリカ
注記
Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
The narrative of the progression of the 'horse family' through geological time, from dog-sized fruit-eating animals with four toes on their front and three toes on their hind legs, to the valiant long-legged, single-toed modern grazing horses, beloved by racing enthusiasts, is the poster child of evolution. However, like the rhinos or tapirs, the horse-like zebras, wild asses, kulans, kiangs, onagers, and the real horses are often portrayed as being past their evolutionary peak as compared to the more recently evolved ruminants (especially bovids and deer) which now dominate the grazing niche. That story of a species group over its evolutionary zenith is compelling, but anyone who has travelled in the remote savannas of Africa or the cold wild deserts of Central Asia is awed with herds of glorious animals that clearly do not ruminate. It appears as though these, so-named 'hind-gut fermenters', are perhaps much better adapted to these environments than one is led to believe. The purpose of this book is to dispel the myth of the inferior Equidae by describing, and investigating, the evolutionary and ecological journey of the horse family in all its glory.
目次
Chapter 1. Are Equids Evolutionary Dead Ends?.- Chapter 2. Evolutionary Radiation of Equids.- Chapter 3. The Miocene Browsing Horses: Another Way to Be a Successful Large Equid.- Chapter 4. Why There Are No Modern Equids Living in Tropical Lowland Rainforests.- Chapter 5. Evolution of Equid Body Size.- Chapter 6. Forage Consumption and Digestion in the Modern Equids.- Chapter 7. Revisiting the Jarman-Bell Principle.- Chapter 8. Equid Adaptations to Cold Environments.- Chapter 9. Adaptations to Hot Environments.- Chapter 10. Diseases and the Distributions of Wild and Domestic Equids.- Chapter 11. How Equids Cope with Macroparasites.- Chapter 12. Equids and Predators.- Chapter 13. Evolution of the Equid Limb.- Chapter 14. On Humanity and Equids: Ecologies, Trajectories, and Relationships.- Chapter 15. Conclusion - A New Story of the Modern Equids.
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