ISBN: 9780521580540

[ED: Hardcover], [PU: Cambridge University Press], Today's conservation literature emphasises landscape ecology and population genetics without addressing the behavioural links that enabl… More...

[ED: Hardcover], [PU: Cambridge University Press], Today's conservation literature emphasises landscape ecology and population genetics without addressing the behavioural links that enable the long term survival of populations. This book presents theoretical and practical arguments for considering behaviour patterns in attempts to conserve biodiversity. Prominent scientists and wildlife managers are brought together in this volume to address a number of issues, including the limits and potentials of behavioural research to conservation, the importance of behavioural variation as a component of biodiversity, and the use of animal behaviour to solve conservation problems and provide specific direction for research and management practices. The book is unique by emphasising conservation of wild populations as opposed to captive and reintroduced populations, where behavioural research has concentrated in the past. The variety of expertise in this volume demonstrates that the complete ethological framework, not just behavioural ecology, provides valuable techniques and knowledge for conserving biodiversity. Table of contents: Preface Acknowledgements Part I. Problems and Issues: 1. Linking conservation and behavior J. R. Clemmons, and R. Buchholz 2. Integrating behavior into conservation biology: potentials and limitations S. R. Beissinger 3. Why hire a behaviorist into a conservation or management team? P. Arcese, L. F. Keller, and J. R. Cary 4. Conservation, behaviour and 99% of the world's biodiversity: is our ignorance really bliss? H. Dingle, S. Carroll, and J. Loye Part II. Conservation and the Four Levels of Behavioral Study: 5. Environmental stress, field endocrinology and conservation biology J. C. Wingfield, K. Hunt, C. Breuner, K. Dunlap, G. S. Fowler, L. Freed, and J. Lepson 6. Conservation and the ontogeny of behaviour I. G. McLean 7. Hatching asynchrony in parrots: boon or bane for sustainable use S. H. Stoleson, and S. R. Beissinger 8. Behavioral variation: a valuable but neglected biodiversity R. Buchholz, and J. R. Clemmons Part III. Examples and Case Studies: 9. Bioacoustics as a tool in conservation studies L. F. Baptista, and S. L. L. Gaunt 10. Mating systems, effective population size and conservation of natural populations P. G. Parker, and T. A. Waite 11. The importance of social behavior studies for conservation J. Komdeur, and C. Deerenberg 12. Linking environmental toxicology, ethology and conservation E. H. Smith, and D. T. Logan 13. The problem of photopollution for sea turtles and other nocturnal animals B. E. Witherington 14. Light, behavior and conservation of forest-dwelling organisms J. A. Endler 15. On becoming a conservation biologist K. Ralls Index. How can animal behavior help solve conservation problems? This major book brings together prominent scientists and wildlife managers to look at the new interface of behavior and conservation. A wide range of examples show the potential and limitations of this growing area. Investigates the role animal behavior has to play in the conservation of animals in the wild. 398 pages - 37 line diagrams 2 half-tones 8 tables Versandfertig in 3-5 Tagen, DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, Offene Rechnung (Vorkasse vorbehalten)<

1997, ISBN: 9780521580540

Buch, Hardcover, [PU: Cambridge University Press], Cambridge University Press, 1997

1997, ISBN: 9780521580540

Hardcover, Buch, [PU: Cambridge University Press]