Wildlife of the Tibetan steppe / George B. Schaller.
Wildlife of the Tibetan steppe / George B. Schaller.
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Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1998.
Date
1998.
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T0387775
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 373 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction: Travel and Research in China's Highlands -- 2. The Tibetan Plateau -- 3. Chiru (Tibetan Antelope) -- 4. Tibetan Argali -- 5. Blue Sheep -- 6. Tibetan Gazelle -- 7. Wild Yak -- 8. White-lipped Deer -- 9. Wild Bactrian Camel -- 10. Kiang (Tibetan Wild Ass) -- 11. The Carnivores -- 12....
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Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1998.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
1998.
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Summary
The Chang Tang, the vast, remote Tibetan steppe, is one of the most forbidding places on earth. Yet this harsh land is home to a unique assemblage of large mammals, including Tibetan antelope, gazelle, argali sheep, wild ass, wild yak, wolves, snow leopards, and others. Since 1985, George B. Schaller and his Chinese and Tibetan co-workers have surv...
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Wildlife of the Tibetan steppe / George B. Schaller.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-361) and indexes.
Transferred from N599.0951/1.
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T0387775
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74VM4ZRWl2Pd
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ISBN
0226736520 :
9780226736525 (alk. paper)
0226736520 (alk. paper)
9780226736525 :
DDC
599.09515
MMS ID
991001302219702626
