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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Contributors xi
- Introduction: Carnivores and Conservation Biology 1
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PART I. BEHAVIOR
- Introduction 11
- 1. Ethics and the Study of Carnivores: Doing Science While Respecting Animals 15
- 2. Behavioral Endocrinology and Social Organization in Dwarf Mongooses 46
- 3. Fernale Masculinization in the Spotted Hyena: Endocrinology, Behavioral Ecology, and Evolution 78
- 4. The Adaptive Significance of Color Patterns in Carnivores: Phylogenetic Tests of Classic Hypotheses 132
- 5. Sympatry in Canids: A Review and Assessment 189
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PART II. ECOLOGY
- Introduction 219
- 6. Methodological Advances in Capture, Census, and Food-Habits Studies of Large African Carnivores 223
- 7. Patterns of Size Separation in Carnivore Communities 243
- 8. Patterns and Consequences of Dispersal in Gregarious Carnivores 267
- 9. Carnivore Reintroductions: An Interdisciplinary Examination 296
- 10. Human/Carnivore Interactions: Conservation and Management Implications from China 337
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PART III. EVOLUTION
- Introduction 371
- 11. Competitors, Companions, Status Symbols, or Pests: A Review of Human Associations with Other Carnivores 375
- 12. Design for Killing: Craniodental Adaptations of Predators 393
- 13. Genetic Relatedness among Individuals within Carnivore Societies 429
- 14. Demographic and Historical Effects on Genetic Variation of Carnivores 453
- 15. Biogeography of the Order Carnivora 485
- 16. Carnivoran Phylogeny and Rates of Evolution: Morphological, Taxic, and Molecular 542
- 17. Carnivoran Ecomorphology: A Phylogenetic Perspective 582
- Species and Subject Index 625
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Contributors xi
- Introduction: Carnivores and Conservation Biology 1
-
PART I. BEHAVIOR
- Introduction 11
- 1. Ethics and the Study of Carnivores: Doing Science While Respecting Animals 15
- 2. Behavioral Endocrinology and Social Organization in Dwarf Mongooses 46
- 3. Fernale Masculinization in the Spotted Hyena: Endocrinology, Behavioral Ecology, and Evolution 78
- 4. The Adaptive Significance of Color Patterns in Carnivores: Phylogenetic Tests of Classic Hypotheses 132
- 5. Sympatry in Canids: A Review and Assessment 189
-
PART II. ECOLOGY
- Introduction 219
- 6. Methodological Advances in Capture, Census, and Food-Habits Studies of Large African Carnivores 223
- 7. Patterns of Size Separation in Carnivore Communities 243
- 8. Patterns and Consequences of Dispersal in Gregarious Carnivores 267
- 9. Carnivore Reintroductions: An Interdisciplinary Examination 296
- 10. Human/Carnivore Interactions: Conservation and Management Implications from China 337
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PART III. EVOLUTION
- Introduction 371
- 11. Competitors, Companions, Status Symbols, or Pests: A Review of Human Associations with Other Carnivores 375
- 12. Design for Killing: Craniodental Adaptations of Predators 393
- 13. Genetic Relatedness among Individuals within Carnivore Societies 429
- 14. Demographic and Historical Effects on Genetic Variation of Carnivores 453
- 15. Biogeography of the Order Carnivora 485
- 16. Carnivoran Phylogeny and Rates of Evolution: Morphological, Taxic, and Molecular 542
- 17. Carnivoran Ecomorphology: A Phylogenetic Perspective 582
- Species and Subject Index 625