Paperback / softback. New. This work is based on a six year study of African wild dogs, lycaon pictus, in Tanzania's Selous Game Reserve, the largest protected area in Africa and one of the least-studied. ISBN 0691016542 9780691016542 [GB]

ISBN10: 0691016542, ISBN13: 9780691016542, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - With only 5,000 surviving, the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) is one of the world's most endangered large carnivores--and one of the most remarkable. This comprehensive portrait of wild dogs incorporates previously scattered information with important new findings from a six-year study in Tanzania's Selous Game Reserve, Africa's largest protected area.The book emphasizes ecology, concentrating on why wild dogs fare poorly in protected areas that maintain healthy populations of lions, hyenas, or other top carnivores. In addition to conservation issues, it covers fascinating aspects of wild dog behavior and social evolution. The Creels use demographic, behavioral, endocrine, and genetic approaches to examine how and why nonbreeding pack mates help breeding pairs raise their litters. They also present the largest data set ever collected on mammalian predator-prey interactions and the evolution of cooperative hunting, allowing them to account for wild dogs' prowess as hunters.By using a large sample size and sophisticated analytical tools, the authors step well beyond previous research. Their results include some surprises that will cause even specialists to rethink certain propositions, such as the idea that wild dogs are unusually vulnerable to infectious disease. Several findings apply ...
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Princeton University Press, Date: 2002-06-09. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2002. Princeton University Press ISBN 0691016542 9780691016542 [US]

ISBN10: 0691016542, ISBN13: 9780691016542, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Softcover New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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