Prairie dogs : communication and community in an animal society /

"C. N. Slobodchikoff and colleagues synthesize the results of their long-running study of Gunnison's prairie dogs (Cynomys gunnisoni), one of the keystone species of the short-grass prairie ecosystem. They set their research in the context of the biology of the five Cynomys species found i...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Slobodchikoff, C. N.
Other Authors: Perla, Bianca S., Verdolin, Jennifer L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass : Harvard University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Prairie dogs.
Animal communication.
Social behavior in animals.
Sciuridae.
Animal behavior.
Sciuridae
Animal Communication
Behavior, Animal
Chiens de prairie.
Communication animale.
Comportement social chez les animaux.
Sciuridés.
Animaux > Mœurs et comportement.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Social Aspects.
Präriehundar.
Djurspråk.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Prairie dogs and the big picture
  • The life of prairie dogs. Interlude: taxonomy and prairie dog taxonomists
  • The social behavior of prairie dogs. Interlude: social behavior-trapping prairie dogs
  • Communication. Interlude: communication-field studies
  • Population biology of prairie dogs
  • The ecology of prairie dogs. Interlude: Vertebrate species associated with prairie dogs / by Richard Reading
  • Economics: how much is a prairie dog worth? Interlude: Prairie dogs as pets
  • Prairie dog conservation
  • Room to hope
  • Appendix: Where to see prairie dogs.

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