Carnivore Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution

Published by Cornell University Press 1996

Carnivore Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution

Edited by: John L. Gittleman

https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501745829

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About this book

Because carnivores are at the top of the food chain, their status is an important indicator of the health of the world ecosystem. They are intensely interesting to zoologists and uniquely intriguing to the general public. Devoted primarily to terrestrial carnivores, this volume focuses on such themes as carnivore reintroduction programs and the ethics of studying carnivores, drawing examples from a variety of species.

The need to evaluate new conceptual ideas and empirical data inspired this volume of Carnivore Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution, a complement to the original book. In the eight years since publication of the first volume, conservation has emerged as a thematic imperative. The study of carnivores has become even more important in raising and resolving crucial biological problems. Differential rates of mortality in the giant panda and other endangered carnivores are now known to influence dispersal and life history patterns basic to these species' survival. Reintroduction efforts of the black-footed ferret and the red wolf are establishing essential guidelines for preservation and management of endangered species. Studies of the African lion and the dwarf mongoose illustrate the power of new genetic techniques of DNA fingerprinting for understanding the evolution of social behavior.

Author / Editor information

John L. Gittleman is Research Assistant Professor of Zoology and a member of the Faculty of Graduate Programs in Ecology and Ethology at the University of Tennessee. George B. Schaller directs the Wildlife Conservation Society and is the author of The Last Panda.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Introduction: Carnivores and Conservation Biology George B. Schaller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART I. BEHAVIOR
Introduction John L. Gittleman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
1. Ethics and the Study of Carnivores: Doing Science While Respecting Animals Mare Bekoff and Dale Jamieson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
2. Behavioral Endocrinology and Social Organization in Dwarf Mongooses Scott Creel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	46
3. Fernale Masculinization in the Spotted Hyena: Endocrinology, Behavioral Ecology, and Evolution Laurence G. Frank Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	78
4. The Adaptive Significance of Color Patterns in Carnivores: Phylogenetic Tests of Classic Hypotheses Alessia Ortolani and T. M. Caro Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	132
5. Sympatry in Canids: A Review and Assessment Warren E. Johnson, Todd K. Fuller and William L. Franklin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
PART II. ECOLOGY
Introduction John L. Gittleman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
6. Methodological Advances in Capture, Census, and Food-Habits Studies of Large African Carnivores M. G. L. Mills Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
7. Patterns of Size Separation in Carnivore Communities Tamar Dayan and Daniel Simberloff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243
8. Patterns and Consequences of Dispersal in Gregarious Carnivores Peter M. Waser Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267
9. Carnivore Reintroductions: An Interdisciplinary Examination Richard P. Reading and Tim W. Clark Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	296
10. Human/Carnivore Interactions: Conservation and Management Implications from China Kenneth G. Johnson, Yin Yao, Chengxia You, Senshan Yang and Zhongmin Shen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	337
PART III. EVOLUTION
Introduction John L. Gittleman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	371
11. Competitors, Companions, Status Symbols, or Pests: A Review of Human Associations with Other Carnivores Juliet Clutton-Brock Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	375
12. Design for Killing: Craniodental Adaptations of Predators Audrone R. Biknevicius and Blaire Van Valkenburgh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	393
13. Genetic Relatedness among Individuals within Carnivore Societies Matthew E. Gompper and Robert K. Wayne Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	429
14. Demographic and Historical Effects on Genetic Variation of Carnivores Robert K. Wayne and Klaus-Peter Koepfli Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	453
15. Biogeography of the Order Carnivora Robert M. Hunt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	485
16. Carnivoran Phylogeny and Rates of Evolution: Morphological, Taxic, and Molecular John J. Flynn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	542
17. Carnivoran Ecomorphology: A Phylogenetic Perspective Lars Werdelin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	582
Species and Subject Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	625

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Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 640
Illustrations
- Other: 127 halftones, 34 tables
Keywords: Nature Guides & Natural History; General Science

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Published: May 15, 2019
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