| Description |
xvii, 257 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
About dogs. What is a dog? ; The world is full of village dogs ; Why do village dogs all look alike? ; What is a niche? -- Behavioral ecology. Behavioral ecology of dogs ; The cost of building a dog ; The cost of feeding a dog ; The cost of reproduction ; Avoiding hazards and their costs -- That special relationship between people and dogs. The symbiotic relationship ; Dogs adopt people (and other animals) ; People adopt dogs ; People breed special dogs ; Breed genes stray into the village dog population ; Dog genes stray back into the wild -- Summary. Where and why are all these dogs? ; What should we do, if anything, with all the dogs? |
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Dogs.
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Dogs -- Behavior.
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Human-animal relationships.
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ocls pets relationships
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| Added Author |
Coppinger, Lorna, author.
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Beck, Alan M, writer of foreword.
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| ISBN |
9780226127941 (cloth ; alk. paper) : $30.00 |
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022612794X (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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