Description |
xvii, 448 p. [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 28 cm. |
Note |
Originally published: 2003. |
Contents |
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 Vila -- 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. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Subject |
Wolves.
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Added Author |
Mech, L. David.
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Boitani, Luigi.
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ISBN |
0226516970 (pbk.) |
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9780226516974 (pbk.) |
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