附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-317) and index.
List of illustrations -- List of tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Origins and connections -- 3. The hunters primeval -- 4. Innuit and indians -- 5. Explorers and hunters -- 6. Exploitation and preservation -- 7. ConservationL Entering the modern era -- 8. Current concepts -- 9. Domestication: The quest for gentle agriculture -- 10. Ovibus domesticus? The biology of muskoxen in captivity -- 11. The future for umingmak -- Appendix. Scientific names -- Notes -- References cited -- Index.