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• ISBN: 0226516962
• ISBN: 9780226516967
• Physical Description: xvii, 448 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
• Publisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2003.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-405).

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword / George Rabb -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction / L. David Mech and Luigi Boitani -- 1. Wolf social ecology / L. David Mech and Luigi Boitani -- 2. Wolf behavior : reproductive, social, and intelligent / Jane M. Packard -- 3. Wolf communication / Fred H. Harrington and Cheryl S. Asa -- 4. The wolf as a carnivore / Rolf O. Peterson and Paolo Ciucci -- 5. Wolf-prey relations / David L. Mech and Rolf O. Peterson -- 6. Wolf population dynamics / Todd K. Fuller, L. David Mech, and Jean Fitts Cochrane -- 7. The internal wolf : physiology, pathology, and pharmacology / Terry J. Kreeger -- 8. Molecular genetic studies of wolves / Robert K. Wayne and Carles Vilà -- 9. Wolf evolution and taxonomy / Ronald M. Nowak -- 10. Wolf interactions with non-prey / Warren B. Ballard, Ludwig N. Carbyn, and Douglas W. Smith -- 11. Restoration of the red wolf / Michael K. Phillips, V. Gary Henry, and Brian T. Kelly -- 12. Wolves and humans / Steven H. Fritts, Robert O. Stephenson, Robert D. Hayes, and Luigi Boitani -- 13. Wolf conservation and recovery / Luigi Boitani -- Conclusion / L. David Mech and Luigi Boitani -- appendix. Species names used in the text -- List of contributors -- References -- Author index -- Subject index.

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Wolves.
Loup.