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Book SynopsisThe author draws on 16 years of research at Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, in the USA, to provide this account of prairie dog social behaviour. Through comparisons with more than 300 other animal species, he offers new insights into basic theory in behavioural ecology and sociobiology.
Table of ContentsPreface Ch. 1: Prairie Dogs and Coloniality Ch. 2: Taxonomy and Natural History Ch. 3: Burrows Ch. 4: Study Sites and Methods Ch. 5: Costs and Benefits of Coloniality Ch. 6: The Coterie Ch. 7: Infanticide, the Major Cause of Juvenile Mortality Ch. 8: The Antipredator Call Ch. 9: Communal Nursing Ch. 10: Kin Recognition, Social Learning, and Eusociality Ch. 11: Behavioral Observations of Estrus and Copulations Ch. 12: Annual and Lifetime Reproductive Success Ch. 13: Factors That Affect Annual and Lifetime Reproductive Success Ch. 14: Levels of Inbreeding Ch. 15: Do Mothers Manipulate the Sex Ratio of Their Litters? Ch. 16: Demography and Population Dynamics Ch. 17: Behavioral Ecology of Prairie Dogs Appendix A. Common and Scientific Names of Organisms Mentioned in This Book Appendix B. Descriptions of Infanticides by Marauding Females Bibliography Index
