Cheetahs of the Serengeti Plains : Book

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
1	Grouping and Cooperative Hunting	3
2	Serengeti, and the Taxonomy and Natural History of Cheetahs	15
3	Sampling Methods and Techniques	49
4	Female Reproduction and Cub Mortality	77
5	Costs of Family Life for Mothers	97
6	Benefits of Family Life for Cubs	125
7	Hunting and Grouping in Adolescence	161
8	The Mating System	199
9	Territoriality and Male Group Size	233
10	Foraging Success and Cooperative Hunting in Male Groups	259
11	The Behavior of Males in Coalitions	291
12	Evolution and Ecology of Cheetahs	319
13	Conservation of Cheetahs in the Wild and in Captivity	345
	App. 1. Common and Scientific Names of Species Mentioned in the Text	369
	App. 2. Predator Populations and Numbers of Adult Thomson's Gazelles They Killed in the Serengeti Ecosystem	375
	App. 3. Percentage Representation of Prey Species in the Diets of Cheetahs in Different Areas of Africa	379
	App. 4. Weights and Measurements of Adult Cheetahs	382
	App. 5. Description of Subspecies of Acinonyx jubatus	385
	App. 6. Life History Variables of Felid Species	386
	App. 7. Adult Recruitment of Thomson's Gazelles between 1985 and 1989	389
	App. 8. Hunting Attempts and Kills by Female Cheetahs	392
	App. 9. Estimation of Female Home Range Size	394
	App. 10. Estimation of Male Territory Size	396
	App. 11. Hunting Attempts and Kills by Male Cheetahs	398
	App. 12. Number of Adult Thomson's Gazelles Killed by Cheetahs on the Serengeti Plains per Annum	399
	Bibliography	403
	Index	463