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North American bison : their classification and evolution / Jerry N. McDonald.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, c1981.Description: 316 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0520040023
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 569/.73
LOC classification:
  • QL737.U53 M27
Contents:
The world of bison -- Classification of North American bison -- Morphological variation and variability -- Adaptively differentiated skeletal characters -- Models of bison adaptation to different environments -- Unusual morphologies : possible evidence of hybridization and genetic drift -- Patterns and processes in bison evolution : a synthetic interpretation -- Conclusions and perspective -- Appendix 1: Institutionand departmental abbreviations used in text -- Appendix 2: Radiocarbon measurements.
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Bibliography: p. [286]-309.

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The world of bison -- Classification of North American bison -- Morphological variation and variability -- Adaptively differentiated skeletal characters -- Models of bison adaptation to different environments -- Unusual morphologies : possible evidence of hybridization and genetic drift -- Patterns and processes in bison evolution : a synthetic interpretation -- Conclusions and perspective -- Appendix 1: Institutionand departmental abbreviations used in text -- Appendix 2: Radiocarbon measurements.