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The African Wild Dog: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation (Monographs in Behavior and Ecology)
 
 

The African Wild Dog: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation (Monographs in Behavior and Ecology) (Paperback)

by Scott Creel (Author), Nancy Marusha Creel (Author) "The scientific name of the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) means painted wolf, a reference to their patchwork coats of brown, black, and white, which..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 360 pages
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press; illustrated edition edition (20 May 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0691016542
  • ISBN-13: 978-0691016542
  • Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.5 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 395,277 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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The African Wild Dog is a book about a species that is inherently fascinating for a wide variety of reasons. The authors demonstrate how different sorts of data can be collected simultaneously even under difficult field conditions, and they then bring state-of-the-art quantitative analyses to bear on theoretical issues of current interest. As a consequence, the book moves our understanding . . . forward in a compelling way. The work is behavioral ecology at its best.
(Tim Caro Science )

A monument to much that is best in naturalistic field research. . . . For the armchair conservationist it is easy to assume rarity is a man-made evil, but for the wild dog it is natural. . . . The African wild dog may soon have nowhere left to run.
(David W. MacDonald Times Literary Supplement )

This book is essential for anyone interested in the behavior and conservation of large carnivores. The advanced statistical techniques and in-depth discussions of dispersal, hunting, and sociality should be of interest to most behavioral ecologists, and the smooth integration of behavioral observations and analytical conservation biology serves as a model for future studies of endangered species.
(Theodore Stankowich Ethnology )


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There is no book like this on wild dogs. It is a valuable, engaging, and well-written contribution to science.
(Joshua Ginsberg, Director, Asia Program, Wildlife Conservation Society )

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The scientific name of the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) means painted wolf, a reference to their patchwork coats of brown, black, and white, which Angier (1996) aptly called "a furred version of combat fatigues." Read the first page
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4.0 out of 5 stars Scholarly but a good read, 25 April 2008
By C. J. Maden (Liverpool, UK) - See all my reviews
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The first point to make about this book is that it is a comprehensive study of factors effecting Wild Dog population numbers and survivability complete with study graphs and plots. Its target audience is probably zoology or biology undergraduates.

That said it was comprehensible to this literature graduate and I had to refer to the missus (a mathamatics graduate) only once or twice to tease out the precise meaning of a graph. The bottom line is that it is a good read if you are interested in the subject. I am interested having been lucky enough to see these beautiful creatures in Botswana. An experience that will always stay with me. It certainly sparked a desire to go to the Selous Game Reserve where the study was done.

It is a study in well researched but accessible scientific writing and you will certainly know more about the ecology and lives of 'Wild Dogs' when you finish the book.
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