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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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Author:   David W. Macdonald (, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford) ,  Claudio Sillero-Zubiri (, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.006kg
ISBN:  

9780198515562

ISBN 10:   0198515561
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   24 June 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Part I Reviews: 1: Macdonald & Sillero-Zubiri: Dramatis personae 2: Wang, Tedford, Van Valkenburgh & Wayne: Ancestry 3: Wayne, Geffen & Vila: Population genetics 4: Macdonald, Creel & G. Mills: Society 5: Sillero-Zubiri, Reynolds & Novaro: Management 6: Woodroffe, Cleaveland, Courtenay, Laurenson & Artois: Infectious disease 7: Boitani, Asa & Moehrenschlager: Tools Part II Case Studies 8: Angerbjorn, Hersteinsson & Tannerfeldt: Arctic foxes 9: Roemer: Island foxes 10: Moehrenschlager, Cypher, Ralls, List & Sovada: Swift foxes 11: Geffen: Blanford's foxes 12: Baker & Harris: Red foxes 13: Kauhala & Saeki: Raccoon dogs 14: Maas & Macdonald: Bat-eared foxes 15: Novaro, Funes & Jimenez: Patagonian foxes 16: Macdonald, Loveridge & Atkinson: Jackals 17: Gese: Coyotes 18: Vucetich & Peterson: Grey wolves -- Isle Royale 19: Phillips, Bangs, Mech, Kelly & Fazio: Grey wolves -- Yellowstone 20: Sillero-Zubiri, Marino, Gottelli & Macdonald: Ethiopian wolves 21: Venkataraman & Johnsingh: Dholes 22: Creel, M. Mills & McNutt: African wild dogs Conclusions 23: Macdonald & Sillero-Zubiri: Conservation References

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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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