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The Biology and Management of Capricornis and Related Mountain Antelopes

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  • © 1987

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  1. Hiroaki Soma
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Table of contents (33 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Evolution and Breeding History of the Rupicaprini

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. On the evolution of the Caprinae

      • Valerius Geist
      Pages 3-40

    3. The saiga (Saiga tatarica) in captivity, with special reference to the Zoological Society of San Diego

      • James M. Dolan Jr
      Pages 41-50

    4. Evolutionary aspects of the biology of chamois, Rupicapra spp. (Bovidae, Caprinae)

      • Sandro Lovari
      Pages 51-61

    5. Evolutionary pathways of karyotypes of the tribe Rupicaprini

      • Hiroaki Soma, Hidemi Kada, Kunio Matayoshi
      Pages 62-71

  3. Ecological Distribution and Behaviour of Capricornis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73
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    2. Survey of 217 Japanese serows, Capricornis crispus, bred in captivity

      • Atsushi Komori
      Pages 75-92

    3. Radio tracking of Japanese serow in Akita Prefecture, Japan

      • Kazuhiko Maita
      Pages 119-124

  4. Ecological Distribution and Behaviour of Capricornis

    1. Distribution of Japanese serow in its southern range, Kyushu

      • Teruo Doi, Yuiti Ono, Toshitaka Iwamoto, Toshiyuki Nakazono
      Pages 93-103

    2. Family break-up in Japanese serow, Capricornis crispus

      • Ryosuke Kishimoto
      Pages 104-109

    3. Censusing Japanese serow by helicopter in deciduous mountain forests

      • Manabu T. Abé, Eiji Kitahara
      Pages 110-118

    4. A preliminary study on the ecology of Formosan serow Capricornis crispus swinhoei

      • Kuang Yang Lue
      Pages 125-133

    5. Social behaviour of Japanese serow, Capricornis crispus crispus

      • Mitsuko Masui
      Pages 134-144

  5. Keeping and Breeding of Capricornis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 145-145
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  6. Keeping and Breeding of Capricornis

    1. Breeding of Sumatran serow at Dusit Zoo

      • Chira Meckvichai, Alongkorn Mahannop
      Pages 147-153

    2. Breeding and behaviour of Formosan serow at Taipei Zoo

      • Chen Pao-Chung
      Pages 154-164

    3. Behaviour of the Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus) at the San Diego Wild Animal Park

      • Judith K. Berg
      Pages 165-181

  7. Ecology and Breeding of the Rupicaprini

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183
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    2. Keeping and breeding of chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra rupicapra Linné 1758) at the Alpine Zoo, Innsbruck/Tirol

      • Helmut Pechlaner
      Pages 185-190
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The Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus) has been protected by law since 1955 in Japan, because it was becoming rarer and approaching extinction. Thereafter, the serow population has increased gradually. The Japanese serow is thought to be a primitive relict species on the islands of Japan, and the geographical range of the serow has retracted upwards into the moun­ tain forests to avoid contact with humans. Little was therefore known about these animals. However, increasing losses of forest habitat due to exploit­ ation of the mountain forests or expanding cultivation by local foresters have driven the Japanese serow back into the lowlands of Japan. Since then, complaints of damage to trees and other vegetation have accumulated against the serow. In some prefectures the shooting of Japanese serow was allowed in order to prevent damage to forests. The animals killed were taken for research by the Departments of the Environment and by universities. was set up at the summit of Mt. Gozaisho, The Japan Serow Center Komono-cho, Mie Prefecture, in 1962 and has made a great effort to breed the serow and its related species in captivity. In addition, the International Studbook of Capricorn is crispus in captivity was established in Japan, and the state of breeding of the Japanese serows is now reported annually. However, without detailed scientific research, it is impossible to conduct sensible protection, conservation or management of the serow in captivity or in the wild.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Biology and Management of Capricornis and Related Mountain Antelopes

  • Editors: Hiroaki Soma

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-8030-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Hiroaki Soma 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-011-8032-0Published: 05 May 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-8030-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 391

  • Number of Illustrations: 102 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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