Kalahari Cheetahs: Adaptations to an arid region

Synopsis

1. Introduction -- 2. Morphometrics, Demographics, And Genetic Viability -- 3. Diet -- 4. Prey Selection And The Impact Of Cheetah Predation On Prey Populations -- 5. Twenty-four-hour Activity Patterns And Distances Moved -- 6. Hunting Behaviour -- 7. Foraging Success -- 8. Energetics -- 9. Coexistence And The Cheetah's Relations With Other Carnivores -- 10. Socio-spatial Organization And Spatial Ecology -- 11. Breeding, Cub Survival, And Female Reproductive Success -- 12. The Mating System -- 13. Conservation Issues Around Cheetahs -- 14. Epilogue -- Appendices. Appendix 1. Common And Scientific Names Of Species Mentioned In The Text ; Appendix 2. Details Of Radio Collaring ; Appendix 3. Customized Cybertracker Template ; Appendix 4. Genetics Methodology And Analyses ; Appendix 5. Calculations Of Biomass Eaten ; Appendix 6. Methods For Measuring The Abundance And Dispersion Of Prey ; Appendix 7. Sex And Ageing Criteria For Cheetah Antelope Prey. By M.g.l. Mills, Lewis Foundation, South Africa; Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department Of Zoology, University Of Oxford, And M.e.j. Mills, Lewis Foundation, South Africa ; In Collaboration With C. T.t. Edwards - Statistics, Niwa, Wellington, New Zealand, D. Gottelli - Genetics, Institute Of Zoology, Zoological Society Of London, D.m. Scantlebury - Energetics, Queen's University Belfast. Statement Of Responsibility On Cover: Gus & Margie Mills. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 189-204) And Index.