Spotte, Stephen creator author. text enk 2012 monographic eng

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1 online resource (394 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). Wolves are charismatic emblems of wilderness. Dogs, which descended from wolves, are models of urbanity. Do free-ranging dogs revert to pack living or are their societies only reminiscent of a wolfish heritage? Focusing on behavioral ecology, this is the first book to assess societies of both gray wolves and domestic dogs living as urban strays and in the feral state. It provides a comprehensive review of wolf genetics, particularly of New World wolves and their mixture of wolf, coyote and dog genomes. Spotte draws on the latest scientific findings across the specialized fields of genetics, sensory biology, reproductive physiology, space use, foraging ecology and socialization. This interdisciplinary approach provides a solid foundation for a startling and original comparison of the social lives of wolves and free-ranging dogs. Supplementary material, including a full glossary of terms, is available online at www.cambridge.org/9781107015197. Stephen Spotte. Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015). Social behavior in animals SF433 .S66 2012 636.7/0835 9781139057769 (ebook) http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139057769 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139057769 UkCbUP 110314 20180107143416.0 CR9781139057769