European Bison : The Nature Monograph - Krasińska, Małgorzata; Krasiński, Zbigniew; SpringerLink (Online service) (Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013)
Foreword.- Acknowledgements.- 1. Introduction -- 2. Systematics, registration and nomenclature -- 3. Morphology and longevity -- 4. Genetics.- 5. The original range of the species Bison bonasus (L.) -- 6. The European bison and the aurochs on Polish territory -- 7. The natural population of Lowland European bison in the Białowieża  Forest -- 8. The  restitution of the European bison in enclosures within the Białowieża Forest.- 9. European bison in the Białowieża Forest -  a characterisation of the environment -- 10. The restitution of a free-ranging  bison population in the Białowieża Forest -- 11. The rhythm to bison activity -- 12. Reproduction -- 13. Behaviour patterns -- 14. Food and use of the environment.- 15. Social organisation of the population -- 16. The spatial structure of populations -- 17. Population management -- 18. The significance of the Białowieża bison for the preservation and recognition of the species Bison bonasus -- 19. Threats to the species Bison bonasus -- 20. Bison as protected animals -- 21. Cooperation over the restitution of the European bison in the Białowieża Forest -- 22. The restitution of bison in captive breeding  in Poland -- 23. Restitution of free-ranging populations around the world -- 24. Hybrids between the European bison and domestic cattle -- 25. American bison a close relative of European bison. .
Keywords: Zoology; Animal ecology; Wildlife; Fish; Conservation biology; Ecology .; Veterinary medicine; Zoology; Animal Ecology; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science