Mountain Monarchs: Wild Sheep and Goats of the Himalaya (Wildlife Behavior and Ecology series)

Schaller draws on his considerable knowledge of the Himalayan ungulates but does not stop there. The book is no less than a comparative treatment of all the caprinids. The major chapters cover taxonomy, distribution, physical attributes, population dynamics, maintenance activities, herd dynamics, courtship behavior, mother-young relationships and the relationship of social behavior to ecology in the Caprinae. Schaller's own careful observations and insights are dovetailed neatly into the literature.. Graeme Caughle, Quarterly Review of Biology. Mountain Monarchs will undoubtedly stand as the foremost source of information on these Asiatic ungulates for many years. The author is to be commended for putting together in one volume the results of years of fieldwork under incredibly difficult conditions plus an exhaustive review of the relevant literature.