Prairie dogs : communication and community in an animal society /

Prairie dogs : communication and community in an animal society /

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Author / Creator:Slobodchikoff, C. N.
Imprint:Cambridge, Mass : Harvard University Press, 2009.
Description:ix, 264 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Prairie dogs.
Animal communication.
Social behavior in animals.
Animal communication.
Prairie dogs.
Social behavior in animals.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7545394
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Other authors / contributors:Perla, Bianca S.
Verdolin, Jennifer L.
ISBN:9780674031814 (cloth : alk. paper)
0674031814 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-254) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. Prairie Dogs and the Big Picture
  • 2. The Life of Prairie Dogs
  • Interlude: Taxonomy and Prairie Dog Taxonomists
  • 3. The Social Behavior of Prairie Dogs
  • Interlude: Social Behavior-Trapping Prairie Dogs
  • 4. Communication
  • Interlude: Communication-Fields Studies
  • 5. Population Biology of Prairie Dogs
  • 6. The Ecology of Prairie Dogs
  • Interlude: Vertebrate Species Associated with Prairie Dogs by Richard Reading
  • 7. Economics: How Much Is a Prairie Dog Worth?
  • Interlude: Prairie Dogs as Pets
  • 8. Prairie Dog Conservation
  • 9. Room to Hope
  • Appendix: Where to See Prairie Dogs
  • Bibliography
  • Index
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