Wolves : behavior, ecology, and conservation

Mech, L. David. (Added Author). Boitani, Luigi. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0226516970
ISBN: 9780226516974
Physical Description: print
xvii, 448 pages [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 28 cm
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press ; Bristol : University Presses Marketing [distributor], 2006.

General Note:	Originally published: 2003.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction / L. David Mech and Luigi Boitani -- Wolf social ecology / L. David Mech and Luigi Boitani -- Wolf behavior : reproductive, social, and intelligent / Jane M. Packard -- Wolf communication / Fred H. Harrington and Cheryl S. Asa -- The wolf as a carnivore / Rolf O. Peterson and Paolo Ciucci -- Wolf-prey relations / L. David Mech and Rolf O. Peterson -- Wolf population dynamics / Todd K. Fuller, L. David Mech, and Jean Fitts Cochrane -- The internal wolf : physiology, pathology, and pharmacology / Terry J. Kreeger -- Molecular genetic studies of wolves / Robert K. Wayne and Carles Vilà -- Wolf evolution and taxonomy / Ronald M. Nowak -- Wolf interactions with non-prey / Warren B. Ballard, Ludwig N. Carbyn, and Douglas W. Smith -- Restoration of the red wolf / Michael K. Phillips, V. Gary Henry, and Brian T. Kelly -- Wolves and humans / Steven H. Fritts, Robert O. Stephenson, Robert D. Hayes, and Luigi Boitani -- Wolf conservation and recovery / Luigi Boitani -- Conclusion / L. David Mech and Luigi Boitani.