| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 341 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Monographs in behavior and ecology |
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Monographs in behavior and ecology.
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| Contents |
History and natural history -- The Selous, the study population, and general methods -- Home ranges and habitat selection -- Cooperative hunting and the evolution of sociality -- Prey selection -- Ungulate herd sizes and the risk of predation by wild dogs -- Demography--survival and reproduction -- Dispersal -- Reproductive suppression, social stress, and the behavioral and endocrine correlates of rank -- Patterns of relatedness and the fitness consequences of dispersal, philopatry, and reproductive suppression -- Interspecific competition with larger carnivores -- Infectious diseases -- Extinction risk and conservation |
| Summary |
This book 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-338) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
African wild dog.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology.
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African wild dog
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Hyänenhund
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Verhalten
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Artenschutz
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Tierökologie
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Creel, Nancy Marusha
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| LC no. |
2021698779 |
| ISBN |
9780691207001 |
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0691207003 |
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0691016542 |
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9780691016542 |
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