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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Matthew E. Gompper (Professor of Mammalogy, Professor of Mammalogy, University of Missouri)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 19.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.80cm Weight: 0.914kg ISBN: 9780199663217ISBN 10: 0199663211 Pages: 330 Publication Date: 17 October 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsLuigi Boitani: Foreword Matthew E. Gompper: Introduction: Outlining the Ecological Influences of a Subsidized, Domesticated Predator 1: Matthew E. Gompper: The Dog-Human-Wildlife Interface: Assessing the Scope of the Problem 2: Euan G. Ritchie, Mike Letnic, Christopher R. Dickman and Abi Tamim Vanak: Dogs as Predators and Trophic Regulators 3: Abi Tamim Vanak, Christopher R. Dickman, Eduardo A. Silva-Rodriguez, James R. A. Butler and Euan G. Ritchie: Top-dogs and Under-dogs: Competition between Dogs and Sympatric Carnivores 4: Michael A. Weston and Theodore Stankowich: Dogs as Agents of Disturbance 5: James R.A. Butler, John D.C. Linnell, Damian Morrant, Vidya Athreya, Nicolas Lescureux and Adam Mckeown: Dog Eat Dog, Cat Eat Dog: Social-ecological Dimensions and Implications of Dog Predation by Wild Carnivores 6: Darryn Knobel, James R. A. Butler, Tiziana Lembo, Rob Critchlow and Matthew E. Gompper: Dogs, Disease, and Wildlife 7: Jennifer A. Leonard, Jorge Echegaray, Ettore Randi and Carles Vilà: Impact of Hybridization with Domestic Dogs on the Conservation of Wild Canids 8: Ryan H. Boyko and Adam R. Boyko: Dog Conservation and the Population Genetic Structure of Dogs 9: Kurt VerCauteren, Michael Lavelle, Thomas M. Gehring, Jean-Marc Landry and Laurie Marker: Dogs as Mediators of Conservation Conflicts 10: Deborah A. (Smith) Woollett, Aimee Hurt and Ngaio Richards: The Current and Future Roles of Free-ranging Detection Dogs in Conservation Efforts 11: Jeremy Koster and Andrew Noss: Hunting Dogs and the Extraction of Wildlife as a Resource 12: Kelly K. Miller, Euan G. Ritchie and Michael A. Weston: The Human Dimensions of Dog-Wildlife InteractionsReviewsThe amount of information contained in this book is staggering, as are the references accompanying each chapter. I know I shall be constantly pulling it off my shelf to revisit the wealth of data summarized by the authors. I learned a lot from reading it and can see it being adopted in advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in areas such as conservation biolody, conservation behavior, behavior ecology and animal behavior. Marc Bekoff, Biological Conservation This book is an excellent compendium of dog ecology from a wildlife management perspective [...] HIghly recommended. Choice The amount of information contained in this book is staggering, as are the references accompanying each chapter. I know I shall be constantly pulling it off my shelf to revisit the wealth of data summarized by the authors. I learned a lot from reading it and can see it being adopted in advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in areas such as conservation biolody, conservation behavior, behavior ecology and animal behavior. Marc Bekoff, Biological Conservation Author InformationDr Matthew Gompper is a Professor of Mammalogy in the School of Natural Resources at the University of Missouri, USA, and also directs the university's Program in Conservation Biology. His research focuses on the interactions of free-ranging dogs and wildlife, as well as the ecology and conservation of diverse species of mammalian carnivores that range in size from weasels and martens to bears and tigers. He and his students have worked on these issues across the globe, including in India, Nepal, Brazil, Panama, Mexico and the North-eastern and Mid-western United States. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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