Mountain goats: ecology, behavior, and conservation of an alpine ungulate

Acknowledgments

1. Ecological Questions, Conservation Challenges, and Long-Term Research

2. The Study Area and the Goat Population

3. Caw Ridge Study Methods and Limitations

4. Home Ranges, Forage Availability, and Habitat Use

5. Social Organization

6. Body and Horn Growth

7. Individual Variability in Yearly and Lifetime Reproductive Success of Females

8. Female Reproductive Strategy

9. Survival and Dispersal

10. Density-Dependence and the Question of Population Regulation

11. Female Reproductive Strategy and Ungulate Population Dynamics

12. Management and Conservation of Mountain Goats

13. Long-Term Monitoring of Marked Individuals and Advances in Ecology and Conservation

Appendix

Literature Cited

Index