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050 00 $aQL737.R68$bS56 2009
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100 1 $aSlobodchikoff, C. N.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83187460
245 10 $aPrairie dogs :$bcommunication and community in an animal society /$cC.N. Slobodchikoff, Bianca S. Perla, Jennifer L. Verdolin.
260 $aCambridge, Mass :$bHarvard University Press,$c2009.
300 $aix, 264 pages :$billustrations ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [227]-254) and index.
505 00 $g1.$tPrairie Dogs and the Big Picture -- $g2.$tThe Life of Prairie Dogs -- $gInterlude.$tTaxonomy and Prairie Dog Taxonomists -- $g3.$tThe Social Behavior of Prairie Dogs -- $gInterlude.$tSocial Behavior - Trapping Prairie Dogs -- $g4.$tCommunication -- $gInterlude.$tCommunication - Field Studies -- $g5.$tPopulation Biology of Prairie Dogs -- $g6.$tThe Ecology of Prairie Dogs -- $gInterlude.$tVertebrate Species Associated with Prairie Dogs /$rRichard Reading -- $g7.$tEconomics: How Much Is a Prairie Dog Worth? -- $gInterlude.$tPrairie Dogs as Pets -- $g8.$tPrairie Dog Conservation -- $g9.$tRoom to Hope -- $gApp.$tWhere to See Prairie Dogs.
520 1 $a"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 in the United States and Mexico and detail their investigation into the prairie dogs' sophisticated system of barks, yips, and chirps, which, the authors argue, represents a referential communication capable of fine distinctions among predators." "Long seen as vermin that spoiled valuable range-land, prairie dogs were the subject of eradication campaigns and are now threatened by habitat loss and the loss of genetic diversity. The authors hope their research will help to pull the prairie dog back from the brink of extinction as well as foster an appreciation of larger conservation challenges. By examining the complex factors behind prairie dog decline, we can begin to understand the problems inherent in our adversarial relationship with the natural."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aPrairie dogs.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85106066
650 0 $aAnimal communication.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85005167
650 0 $aSocial behavior in animals.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85123911
700 1 $aPerla, Bianca S.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2008026864
700 1 $aVerdolin, Jennifer L.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2008026865
852 00 $boff,sci$hQL737.R68$iS56 2009