Wild Dogs (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Wild Dogs: The Natural History of the Nondomestic Canidae 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 8
Dedication 6
PREFACE 10
Introd 
12 
A Note on Taxonomy 16
CHAPTER 1. Genus Alopex 20
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 20
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 22
TAXONOMY 23
DIET 24
ACTIVITY 25
REPRODUCTION 25
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 27
CHAPTER 2. Genus Atelocynus 30
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 30
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 30
TAXONOMY 31
DIET 32
ACTIVITY 32
REPRODUCTION 32
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 32
CHAPTER 3. Genus Canis 34
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 34
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 35
TAXONOMY 36
DIET 36
ACTIVITY 36
REPRODUCTION 36
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 37
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 37
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 38
TAXONOMY 39
DIET 39
ACTIVITY 40
REPRODUCTION 40
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 40
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 42
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 42
TAXONOMY 43
DIET 44
ACTIVITY 45
REPRODUCTION 45
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 47
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 51
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 52
TAXONOMY 52
DIET 53
ACTIVITY 54
REPRODUCTION 54
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 55
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 57
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 57
DIET 58
ACTIVITY 59
REPRODUCTION 60
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 60
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 63
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 64
TAXONOMY 65
DIET 67
ACTIVITY 67
REPRODUCTION 67
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 68
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 69
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 70
TAXONOMY 70
DIET 71
ACTIVITY 71
REPRODUCTION 71
CHAPTER 4. Genus Cerdocyon 74
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 74
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 74
TAXONOMY 75
DIET 75
ACTIVITY 76
REPRODUCTION 76
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 77
CHAPTER 5. Genus Chrysocyon 80
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 80
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 81
TAXONOMY 81
DIET 82
ACTIVITY 82
REPRODUCTION 83
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 84
CHAPTER 6. Genus Cuon 88
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 88
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 89
TAXONOMY 91
DIET 91
ACTIVITY 92
REPRODUCTION 92
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 93
CHAPTER 7. Genus Dusicyon 98
CHAPTER 8. Genus Fennecus 102
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 102
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 103
TAXONOMY 103
DIET 104
ACTIVITY 104
REPRODUCTION 104
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 105
CHAPTER 9. Genus Lycaon 108
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 108
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 109
TAXONOMY 110
DIET 111
ACTIVITY 112
REPRODUCTION 113
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 114
CHAPTER 10. Genus Nyctereutes 120
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 120
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 121
TAXONOMY 122
DIET 122
ACTIVITY 123
REPRODUCTION 123
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 124
CHAPTER 11. Genus Otocyon 128
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 128
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 128
TAXONOMY 129
DIET 130
ACTIVITY 131
REPRODUCTION 131
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 132
CHAPTER 12. Genus Pseudalopex 136
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 136
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 137
TAXONOMY 137
DIET 138
ACTIVITY 139
REPRODUCTION 139
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 139
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 140
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 140
TAXONOMY 141
DIET 142
ACTIVITY 142
REPRODUCTION 142
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 143
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 143
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 144
TAXONOMY 144
DIET 145
ACTIVITY 145
REPRODUCTION 145
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 146
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 146
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 147
TAXONOMY 147
DIET 147
ACTIVITY 148
REPRODUCTION 148
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 148
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 149
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 149
TAXONOMY 150
DIET 150
ACTIVITY 151
REPRODUCTION 151
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 151
CHAPTER 13. Genus Speothos 154
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 154
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 155
TAXONOMY 155
DIET 156
ACTIVITY 157
REPRODUCTION 157
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 158
CHAPTER 14. Genus Urocyon 162
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 162
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 163
TAXONOMY 164
DIET 164
ACTIVITY 165
REPRODUCTION 166
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 167
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 169
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 169
TAXONOMY 169
DIET 170
ACTIVITY 170
REPRODUCTION 170
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 171
CHAPTER 15. Genus Vulpes 174
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 174
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 174
TAXONOMY 175
DIET 175
ACTIVITY 176
REPRODUCTION 176
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 176
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 177
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 177
TAXONOMY 178
DIET 178
ACTIVITY 179
REPRODUCTION AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 179
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 179
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 180
TAXONOMY 180
DIET 181
ACTIVITY 181
REPRODUCTION 181
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 182
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 182
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 183
TAXONOMY 184
DIET 184
ACTIVITY 184
REPRODUCTION 184
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 185
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 185
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 186
TAXONOMY 186
DIET, ACTIVITY, REPRODUCTION, AND SOCIAL ORGANIZA TION AND BEHAVIOR 187
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 187
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 188
TAXONOMY 189
DIET 190
ACTIVITY 190
REPRODUCTION 191
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 192
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 193
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 194
TAXONOMY 194
DIET 195
ACTIVITY 195
REPRODUCTION 195
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 195
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 196
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 196
TAXONOMY 197
DIET 197
ACTIVITY 198
REPRODUCTION 198
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 198
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 199
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 200
TAXONOMY 201
DIET 202
ACTIVITY 203
REPRODUCTION 203
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 204
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT 205
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 206
TAXONOMY 208
DIET 208
ACTIVITY 209
REPRODUCTION 209
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOR 212
BIBLIOGRAPHY 216
INDEX 252