Wolves: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 472 pages
• Published by: University Of Chicago Press February 1, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0226516970
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0226516974
• Book Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 1.4 inches
• Weighs: 3.1 pounds

Product Review
"This will undoubtedly become the standard work on wolves for academic and professional collections." (Alvin Hutchinson Library Journal 20040801)

"This book is the first comprehensive review of wolf biology since Mech''s original work. It provides an great compilation of current knowledge, with contributions from all the main players in wolf research over the past few decades who are still alive. It is designed for a wide readership, and certainly the language and style will appeal to both scientists and lucophiles alike. . . . This is an great summary of current knowledge and will remain the standard reference work for a long time to come. And by today''s standards, it''s refreshingly cheap."-Stephen Harris, New Scientist (Stephen Harris New Scientist 20040601)

"Everything you wanted to know about wolves!"-Ecology (Ecology 20040301)

"Everything you wanted to know about wolves!"-Ecology (Paul Frame Arctic )

"There is no single source that compiles more information about wolves, and this enyclopedia will stimulate a new generation of field biologists to design studies to fill the many gaping holes in our understanding. . . . For its price, this is a bargain of a book."-Mark S. Boyce, Quarterly Review of Biolology (Mark S. Boyce Quarterly Review of Biology )

"One of the best books ever published about any wild carnivore species. Its 13 chapters cover a great swathe of topics-social ecology, behaviour, reproduciton, communication, feeding ecology, predator-prey relationships, population dynamics, physiology, molecular genetics, evolution and taxonomy, interactions with non-prey species and with humans, and conservation."-Nicholas Gould, International Zoo News (Nicholas Gould International Zoo News )

"This book, edited by two outstanding wolf biologists, is the first definitive work on the species since Mech's monograph in 1970. Its expert contributors deal with all aspects of wolf biology-social life, hunting, prowess, physiology, genetics, worldwide distribution, and relations with humans-and this is the place to find almost any fact you want about wolves." Stephen Mills, BBC Wildlife Magazine (Stephen Mills BBC Wildlife )

"Wolves provides an outstanding overview of the biology and conservation of the species, delivering an up-to-date and unparalleled account of grey wolf biology. . . . This is undoubtedly the most important book ever published on grey wolves. A heft volume, gorgeously published, with many black and white photographs and quality colour plates, at a reasonable price. . . . A must-have reference book for the carnivore biologist, boreal ecologist, landscape conservationist, behavioural ecologist, student of people-wildlife conflicts, and countless wolf lovers worldwide."-Claudio Sillero-Zubiri, Oryx (Claudio Sillero-Zubiri Oryx )

"[The book] provides one of the most extensive descriptions of the ecology of any mammal species in the world. . . . [It] brings together research conclusions on any conceivable topic related to wolves, very useful either for the interested human being or the biologist." (John B. Theberge Canadian Field Maturalist ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description
Wolves are some of the world's most charismatic and controversial animals, capturing the imaginations of their friends and foes alike. Highly intelligent and adaptable, they hunt and play together in close-knit packs, sometimes roaming over hundreds of square miles in search of food. Once teetering on the brink of extinction across much of the United States and Europe, wolves have made a awesome comeback in recent years, thanks to legal protection, changing human attitudes, and efforts to reintroduce them to suitable habitats in North America.

As wolf populations have rebounded, scientific studies of them have also flourished. But there hasn't been a systematic, comprehensive overview of wolf biology since 1970. In Wolves, many of the world's leading wolf experts provide state-of-the-art coverage of just about everything you could want to know about these fascinating creatures. Individual chapters cover wolf social ecology, behavior, communication, feeding habits and hunting techniques, population dynamics, physiology and pathology, molecular genetics, evolution and taxonomy, interactions with nonhuman animals such as bears and coyotes, reintroduction, interactions with humans, and conservation and recovery efforts. The book discusses both gray and red wolves in detail and includes information about wolves around the world, from the United States and Canada to Italy, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Israel, India, and Mongolia. Wolves is also extensively illustrated with black and white photos, line drawings, maps, and fifty color plates.

Unrivalled in scope and comprehensiveness, Wolves will become the definitive resource on these extraordinary animals for scientists and amateurs alike.

“An great compilation of current knowledge, with contributions from all the main players in wolf research. . . . It is designed for a wide readership, and certainly the language and style will appeal to both scientists and lucophiles alike. . . . This is an great summary of current knowledge and will remain the standard reference work for a long time to come.”—Stephen Harris, New Scientist

“This is the place to find almost any fact you want about wolves.”—Stephen Mills, BBC Wildlife Magazine




Reader Reviews
This review is from: Wolves: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation (Hardcover) If David L Mech's original book "the Wolf"(1970) has been known by wolf students and admirers as the 'Bible', then this new text must be known as the new testament. With contributions by the cream of the wolf biology world, including familiar names, Fred H Harrington, Rolf O Peterson, Ronald M Nowak, Ludwig N Carbyn, Douglas W Smith, Michael K Phillips and Steven H Fritts to name a few, Dr Mech (the Wolfman) and his European counterpart Luigi Boitani have put together 344 pages (plus 104 pages of index and references) of superbly researched material about Canis Lupus, the most misunderstood creature on the planet earth. This detailed text is supplimented with numerous graphs, line drawings and photographs. But be aware, this is not a pretty picture book for your coffee table, the photographs here are included to Illustrate the behaviour and life cycle of a complex, social, carnivorous predator, whose brutal environment is matched only by their sometimes brutal survival behaviour. Dr's Mech and Boitani must be applauded for the presentation of their material in a very readable style, scientific but not so complicated that the average reader or wolf enthusiast cannot make sense of the information provided. Yet for a wolf biology student the inclusion of the graphs and scientific data makes this a priceless piece of work, with numerous references to other available field data. Until Dr David L Mech writes his next Wolf book (which is always an event in itself) THIS is the only book on wolves that anyone needs in their collection. Support David L Mech, support Wolf research, buy this book.