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The first domestication : how wolves and humans coevolved /

"A riveting look at how dog and humans became best friends, and the first history of dog domestication to include insights from Indigenous peoples In this fascinating book, Raymond Pierotti and Brandy Fogg change the narrative about how wolves became dogs and in turn, humanity's best frien...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Pierotti, Raymond John (Autor), Fogg, Brandy R. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2017]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The beginnings
  • 1. The spaniels of San Marcos : what is a dog and who cares?
  • 2. Cooperation between species
  • 3. Homo canis : why humans are different than all other primates
  • 4. Wolves, archaeologists, and the origin of dogs
  • 5. Asia : the first of the dog-men and Japanese dog-wolves
  • 6. "Dingo makes us human" : Aboriginal peoples and Canis lupus dingo
  • 7. North America : the world wolf made
  • 8. Wolves and coyotes : creators and tricksters
  • 9. The process of domestication : tame versus feral and domestic versus wild
  • 10. Living with wolves and dogs : issues and controversies
  • 11. Living well with wolves and dogs
  • Conclusion: The friendly predator.