Tigers of the World, 1st Edition: The Biology, Biopolitics, Management and Conservation of an Endangered Species (Noyes Series in Animal Behavior, Ecology, Cons)

Cover Page......Page 1
Copyright......Page 5
Foreword......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Contributors......Page 12
Contents (with page links)......Page 16
1 Bearing Witness: Observations on the Extinction of Panthera tigris balica and Panthera tigris sondaica......Page 32
PART I SYSTEMATICS AND TAXONOMY......Page 40
2 Setting the Molecular Clock in Felidae: The Great Cats, Panthera......Page 41
3 The Phylogeny of the Tiger (Panthera tigris)......Page 59
4 Use of Electrophoretic Data in the Reevaluation of Tiger Systematics......Page 67
5 Subspecies and the Conservation of Panthera tigris: Preserving Genetic Heterogeneity......Page 82
PART II STATUS IN THE WILD......Page 94
6 The Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica-Temminck 1844) in the USSR: Status in the Wild and in Captivity......Page 95
7 Habitat Availability and Prospectsfor Tigers in China......Page 102
8 Tigers in Malaysia: Prospects for the Future......Page 106
9 Tiger Numbers and Habitat Evaluation in Indonesia......Page 116
10 The Problem Tiger of Bangladesh......Page 123
11 Female Land Tenure System in Tigers......Page 128
12 Project Tiger: The Reserves, the Tigers and Their Future......Page 141
13 Tigers in India: A Critical Review of Field Censuses......Page 149
PART III STATUS IN CAPTIVITY......Page 164
14 Status and Problems of Captive Tigers in China......Page 165
15 Nutritional Considerations in Captive Tiger Management......Page 180
16 Digestibility and Metabolizable Energy of Diets for Captive Tigers......Page 192
17 A Neonatal Growth Model for Captive Amur Tigers......Page 198
18 Clinical Management of Captive Tigers......Page 202
19 Clinical Diseases of Captive Tigers European Literature......Page 236
20 Comments on the "Tiger Disease"......Page 262
21 Antibiotic Therapy in the Bengal Tiger......Page 265
PART IV REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY......Page 274
22 Behavioral Indicators and Endocrine Correlates of Estrus and Anestrus in Siberian Tigers......Page 275
23 Seminal-Endocrine Characteristics of the Tiger and the Potential for Artificial Breeding......Page 286
24 Evaluation of Tiger Fertility by the Sperm Penetration Assay......Page 311
25 Artificial Insemination and Embryo Transfer in the Felidae......Page 318
26 Chemical Communication in the Tiger and Leopard......Page 327
PART V CAPTIVE MANAGEMENT......Page 334
27 Species Survival Plans and Overall Management Strategies......Page 335
28 Captive Management of South China Tigers (Panthera tigris amoyensis) in China......Page 348
29 South China Tiger Recovery Program......Page 354
30 The Genetic and Demographic Characteristics of the 1983 Captive Population of Sumatran Tigers(Panthera tigris sumatrae)......Page 360
31 Development of an International Captive Management Plan for Tigers......Page 379
32 Possible Selection in Captive Panthera tigris altaica......Page 394
PART VI WHITE TIGER POLITICS......Page 402
33 White Tiger: Phantom or Freak?......Page 403
34 White Tigers and Their Conservation......Page 411
35 White Tigers: The Realities......Page 420
36 White Tigers and Species Survival Plans......Page 422
PART VII CONSERVATION STRATEGIES......Page 426
37 Tigers in the Wild: The Biopolitical Challenges......Page 427
38 Developing International Tiger Conservation Programs: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Cooperation with India and the U.S.S.R.......Page 437
39 An Outline Strategy for the Conservation of the Tiger (Panthera tigris) in Indonesia......Page 442
40 Managing Tigers in the Sundarbans: Experience and Opportunity......Page 447
41 Managing the Man-Eaters in the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve of India - A Case Study......Page 458
42 The Man-Eating Tiger in Geographical and Historical Perspective......Page 466
43 Tigers in Nepal: Management Conflicts with Human Interests......Page 480
44 A Tiger Geographic Information System: The First Step in a Global Conservation Strategy......Page 495
45 Decision Analysis: A Tool for Tiger Conservation and Management......Page 506
46 A Global Tiger Conservation Plan......Page 518
Species Index (with page links)......Page 530
Subject Index (with page links)......Page 533