LEADER 04832nam 2200685 450 001 9910459678303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-226-51697-0 010 $a0-226-51698-9 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226516981 035 $a(CKB)3710000000364906 035 $a(EBL)3038749 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001496703 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11853862 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001496703 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11488402 035 $a(PQKB)11103321 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3038749 035 $a(DE-B1597)523553 035 $a(OCoLC)1135578153 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226516981 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3038749 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11030430 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL750300 035 $a(OCoLC)908039393 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000364906 100 $a20030304d2003 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aWolves $ebehavior, ecology, and conservation /$fedited by L. David Mech and Luigi Boitani 210 1$aChicago :$cUniversity of Chicago Press,$d2003. 215 $a1 online resource (483 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-336-19014-0 311 $a0-226-51696-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tForeword --$tPreface --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction --$t1. Wolf Social Ecology --$t2. Wolf Behavior: Reproductive, Social, and Intelligent --$t3. Wolf Communication --$t4. The Wolf as a Carnivore --$t5. Wolf-Prey Relations --$t6. Wolf Population Dynamics --$t7. The Internal Wolf: Physiology, Pathology, and Pharmacology --$t8. Molecular Genetic Studies of Wolves --$t9. Wolf Evolution and Taxonomy --$t10. Wolf Interactions with Non-prey --$t11. Restoration of the Red Wolf --$t12. Wolves and Humans --$t13. Wolf Conservation and Recovery --$tConclusion --$tAppendix: Species Names Used in the Text --$tContributors --$tReferences --$tAuthor Index --$tSubject Index 330 $aWolves are some of the world's most charismatic and controversial animals, capturing the imaginations of their friends and foes alike. Highly intelligent and adaptable, they hunt and play together in close-knit packs, sometimes roaming over hundreds of square miles in search of food. Once teetering on the brink of extinction across much of the United States and Europe, wolves have made a tremendous comeback in recent years, thanks to legal protection, changing human attitudes, and efforts to reintroduce them to suitable habitats in North America. As wolf populations have rebounded, scientific studies of them have also flourished. But there hasn't been a systematic, comprehensive overview of wolf biology since 1970. In Wolves, many of the world's leading wolf experts provide state-of-the-art coverage of just about everything you could want to know about these fascinating creatures. Individual chapters cover wolf social ecology, behavior, communication, feeding habits and hunting techniques, population dynamics, physiology and pathology, molecular genetics, evolution and taxonomy, interactions with nonhuman animals such as bears and coyotes, reintroduction, interactions with humans, and conservation and recovery efforts. The book discusses both gray and red wolves in detail and includes information about wolves around the world, from the United States and Canada to Italy, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Israel, India, and Mongolia. Wolves is also extensively illustrated with black and white photos, line drawings, maps, and fifty color plates. Unrivalled in scope and comprehensiveness, Wolves will become the definitive resource on these extraordinary animals for scientists and amateurs alike. "An excellent compilation of current knowledge, with contributions from all the main players in wolf research. . . . It is designed for a wide readership, and certainly the language and style will appeal to both scientists and lucophiles alike. . . . This is an excellent summary of current knowledge and will remain the standard reference work for a long time to come."-Stephen Harris, New Scientist "This is the place to find almost any fact you want about wolves."-Stephen Mills, BBC Wildlife Magazine 606 $aWolves 606 $aWolves$xBehavior 606 $aWolves$xEcology 606 $aWolves$xConservation 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWolves. 615 0$aWolves$xBehavior. 615 0$aWolves$xEcology. 615 0$aWolves$xConservation. 676 $a599.773 702 $aMech$b L. David 702 $aBoitani$b Luigi 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459678303321 996 $aWolves$9855382 997 $aUNINA