Mountain Goats: Ecology, Behavior, and Conservation of an Alpine Ungulate Book

Acknowledgments     xi
Ecological Questions, Conservation Challenges, and Long-Term Research     1
The Study Area and the Goat Population     17
Caw Ridge Study Methods and Limitations     36
Home Ranges, Forage Availability, and Habitat Use     48
Social Organization     71
Body and Horn Growth     91
Individual Variability in Yearly and Lifetime Reproductive Success of Females     118
Female Reproductive Strategy     137
Survival and Dispersal     157
Density-Dependence and the Question of Population Regulation     177
Female Reproductive Strategy and Ungulate Population Dynamics     191
Management and Conservation of Mountain Goats     204
Long-Term Monitoring of Marked Individuals and Advances in Ecology and Conservation     219
Appendix     231
Literature Cited     235
Index     257