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Wolves: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation Paperback - 2007
by Mech, David
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- Title Wolves: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation
- Author Mech, David
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Paperback
- Condition Used - Near Fine
- Pages 472
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Chicago Press, U.S.A.
- Date 2007
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 400046
- ISBN 9780226516974 / 0226516970
- Weight 3.1 lbs (1.41 kg)
- Dimensions 11 x 8.5 x 1.4 in (27.94 x 21.59 x 3.56 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Wolves, Wolves - Behavior
- Dewey Decimal Code 599.773
First line
THE FIRST REAL BEGINNING to our understanding of wolf social ecology came from wolf 2204 on 23 May 1972.
From the rear cover
Wolves 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.