The Biology and Conservation of Wild Canids

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

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This is a definitive book on the dog family, dealing with many aspects of the biology and conservation of wolves, dogs, jackals and foxes. It covers many topics relevant to modern conservation science, and features detailed case studies of many canid species across the globe. A must-have book for all scientists studying carnivores, predators, cooperative breeding, and social systems. A useful text for both undergraduate and graduate courses in behavioural ecology and conservation biology. Wild canids are the ancestors of the domestic dog and there are a large number of wolf and domestic dog enthusiasts who will be engaged by the contents of this book.

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Utgivningsdatum:2004-06-24
Mått:195 x 250 x 25 mm
Vikt:880 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:464
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780198515562

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David W. Macdonald is the Director of Oxford University's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU); and Senior Research Fellow at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. He is also A.D. White Professor at Cornell University, New York, USA. He is on the Council of English Nature, is Vice President (and Council member) of Zoological Society of London, is Vice President of the Wildlife Trusts and of the RSPCA. Originally his thesis was on a wild canid, the red fox, and that work won the ZSL's Huxley Medal. He is also the Chair of the IUCN Canid Specialist Group.Claudio Sillero-Zubiri is one of WildCRU's longest-serving conservation biologists. He is also the Deputy Chair of the IUCN Canid Specialist Group and received the Royal Geographical Society's Whitley Award for his work protecting the endangered Ethiopian Wolf.

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PART I REVIEWS: ; 1. Dramatis personae ; 2. Ancestry ; 3. Population genetics ; 4. Society ; 5. Management ; 6. Infectious disease ; 7. Tools ; PART II CASE STUDIES ; 8. Arctic foxes ; 9. Island foxes ; 10. Swift foxes ; 11. Blanford's foxes ; 12. Red foxes ; 13. Raccoon dogs ; 14. Bat-eared foxes ; 15. Patagonian foxes ; 16. Jackals ; 17. Coyotes ; 18. Grey wolves - Isle Royale ; 19. Grey wolves - Yellowstone ; 20. Ethiopian wolves ; 21. Dholes ; 22. African wild dogs ; CONCLUSIONS ; 23. Conservation ; REFERENCES