Behaviour and conservation
By: edited by L. Morris Gosling and William J. Sutherland.
Contributors: Gosling, L. Morris, 1943-; Sutherland, William J.
Series: Conservation biology series -- 2; Conservation biology series (Cambridge, England) -- 2.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Zoological Society of London
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Cambridge, U.K; New York, NY; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 438
Subjects: Conservation biology; Animal behavior
Description: "Behaviour and Conservation links the advances that have been made in behavioural ecology over the last 30 years with the new discipline of conservation biology. The book addresses the ways in which behaviour and conservation interact, investigating the conservation impact of people, habitat loss and fragmentation, threats to wild populations of animals, conservation priorities and the use of behavioural approaches for conservation application. Leading authorities in animal behaviour outline the relevance of their work to key problems in animal conservation for all researchers and students in the behavioural sciences and conservation biology."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-417) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. Advances in the study of behaviour and their role in conservation / William J. Sutherland & L. Morris Gosling; title: Conservation impact of people. The evolutionary ecology of human population growth / Ruth Mace; title: Grassland conservation and the pastoralist commons / Monique Borgerhoff Mulder & Lore M. Ruttan; title: Predicting the consequences of human disturbance from behavioural decisions / Jennifer A. Gill & William J. Sutherland; title: The role of behavioural models in predicting the ecological impact of harvesting / John D. Goss-Custard ... [et al.]; title: Habitat loss and fragmentation. Butterfly movement and conservation in patchy landscapes / Chris D. Thomas, Michel Baguette, & Owen T. Lewis; title: Life history characteristics and the conservation of migratory shorebirds / Theunis Piersma & Allan J. Baker; title: Ranging behaviour and vulnerability to extinction in carnivores / Rosie Woodroffe & Joshua R. Ginsberg; title: Habitat fragmentation and swarm raiding army ants / Graeme P. Boswell, Nigel R. Franks, & Nicholas F. Britton; title: Sexual selection, threats, and population viability. Sexual selection and conservation / Anders Pape Møller; title: Dispersal patterns, social organization, and population viability / Sarah Durant; title: Incorporating behaviour in predictive models for conservation / Richard A. Pettifor, Ken J. Norris, & J. Marcus Rowcliffe - Controversy over behaviour and genetics in cheetah conservation / Tim Caro; title: The role of animal behaviour in marine conservation / John D. Reynolds & Simon Jennings; title: Conservation applications of behaviour. Communication behaviour and conservation / Peter K. McGregor, Thomas M. Peake, & Gillian Gilbert; title: Reducing predation through conditioned taste aversion / David P. Cowan, Jonathon C. Reynolds, & Elaine L. Gill; title: Retaining natural behaviour in captivity for re-introducton programmes / Michael P. Wallace; title: Consequences of social perturbation for wildlife management and conservation / Frank A.M. Tuyttens & David W. MacDonald; title: Animal welfare and wildlife conservation / Elizabeth L. Bradshaw & Patrick Bateson.