European bison  (Bison bonasus)

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Glossary

  • Gestation: the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth.
  • Re-introduction: an attempt to establish a native species back into an area where it previously occurred.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (January, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Ultimate Ungulate (November, 2002)
    http://www.ultimateungulate.com/Artiodactyla/Bison_bonasus.html
  3. Animal Diversity Web (November, 2002)
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/bison/b._bonasus.html
  4. Pucek, Z., Udina, I., Seal, U.S. and Miller, P. (1996) Population and habitat viability assessment for the European bison (Bison bonasus).IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, Apple Valley, Minnesota.
  5. Pucek, Z., Belousova, I.P., Krasiñska, M., Krasiñski, Z.A. and Olech, W. (2004) European Bison Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan.IUCN/SSC Bison Specialist Group, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
  6. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals.Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  7. Burnie, D. (2001) Animal.Dorling Kindersley, London.
  8. Bison Specialist Group (November, 2002)
    http://www.notitia.com/bison/index.htm
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