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Provide an exhaustive critical evaluation of the natural history, behavior, and distribution of the North American bison in its wild state.

May 1, 1971Journal of Mammalogy

The North American Buffalo: A Critical Study of the Species in Its Wild State

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Provide an exhaustive critical evaluation of the natural history, behavior, and distribution of the North American bison in its wild state.
Synthesized extensive archival records, pioneer accounts, and historical literature detailing wild bison ecology and behavior.
Evaluated historical evidence regarding herd movements, population estimates, and geographic boundaries across North America.
Uncovered dynamic regional movement patterns governed by forage availability and climate rather than rigid, unvarying migration paths.
Identified intense commercial hide hunting, habitat encroachment, and overexploitation as the principal causes of the species' collapse in the nineteenth century.

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Historical monograph reveals ecological habits and population dynamics in wild North American bison, highlighting drivers of severe historical decline.

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J. Knox Jones, Jr.; Roe, Frank Gilbert. The North American buffalo: a critical study of the species in its wild state. Univ. Toronto Press, 2nd ed., xi + 991 pp

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Jones et al. (1971) studied this question.

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Historical monograph reveals ecological habits and population dynamics in wild North American bison, highlighting drivers of severe historical decline.

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J. Knox Jones, Jr.; Roe, Frank Gilbert. The North American buffalo: a critical study of the species in its wild state. Univ. Toronto Press, 2nd ed., xi + 991 pp

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