Dorcas gazelle  (Gazella dorcas)

Species information

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Authentication

Authenticated (18/05/2006) by John Newby, Director of the Sahara Conservation Fund.
http://www.saharaconservation.org

Glossary

  • Steppe: a biome (or subdivision of the Earth’s surface) that is composed of a swathe of temperate grassland stretching from Romania to China.
  • Subspecies: a population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (March, 2004)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. African Mammals Databank (March, 2004)
    http://www.gisbau.uniroma1.it/amd/homespec.html
  3. Mallon, D.P. and Kingswood, S.C. (2001) Global Survey and Regional Action Plans - Antelopes. Part 4: North Africa, the Middle East and Asia.IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
  4. Yom-Tov, Y., Mendelssohn, H. and Groves, C.P. (1995) Gazella dorcas. Mammalian species, 491: 1 - 6. Available at: http://arts.anu.edu.au/grovco/Gazella%20dorcas.pdf
  5. GISBAU- Geographic Information Systems Laboratory of the Animal and Human Biology Department (March, 2004)
    http://www.gisbau.uniroma1.it/data/amd/amd165/amd165.pdf
  6. Beudels, R.C., Devilliers, P., Lafontaine, R., Devilliers-Terschuren, J. and Beudels, M. (2006) CMS SSA Concerted Action. 2d Edition. CMS Technical Series Publication No. 10.UNEP/CMS Secretariat, Bonn, Germany.
  7. Groves, C.P. (1996) Taxonomic Diversity in Arabian Gazelles: The State of the Art. In: Greth, A., Magin, C. and and Ancrenaz, M. (Eds) Conservation of Arabian Gazelles.National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development, Riyadh. Available at: http://arts.anu.edu.au/grovco/Conservation%20Arabian%20gazelles.pdf
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