Description
There is no book like this on wild dogs. It is a valuable, engaging, and well-written contribution to science. -- Joshua Ginsberg, Director, Asia Program, Wildlife Conservation Society This long-needed monograph on wild dogs fills a major gap in the literature. Containing a mass of new information and arguments that will advance many fields, it is a worthy addition to a distinguished set of books on large African carnivores. -- James R. Malcolm, University of Redlands
About the Author
Scott Creel is Professor of Biology at Montana State University. Nancy Marusha Creel is a Research Associate at Montana State University. The Creels have studied wild dogs in Tanzania since 1993.
Reviews
"The African Wild Dog is a book about a species that is inherently fascinating for a wide variety of reasons. The authors demonstrate how different sorts of data can be collected simultaneously even under difficult field conditions, and they then bring state-of-the-art quantitative analyses to bear on theoretical issues of current interest. As a consequence, the book moves our understanding ... forward in a compelling way. The work is behavioral ecology at its best."--Tim Caro, Science "A monument to much that is best in naturalistic field research... For the armchair conservationist it is easy to assume rarity is a man-made evil, but for the wild dog it is natural... The African wild dog may soon have nowhere left to run."--David W. MacDonald, Times Literary Supplement "This book is essential for anyone interested in the behavior and conservation of large carnivores. The advanced statistical techniques and in-depth discussions of dispersal, hunting, and sociality should be of interest to most behavioral ecologists, and the smooth integration of behavioral observations and analytical conservation biology serves as a model for future studies of endangered species."--Theodore Stankowich, Ethnology
Book Information
ISBN 9780691016542
Author Scott Creel
Format Paperback
Page Count 360
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publisher Princeton University Press
Weight(grams) 482g