Prairie dogs : communication and community in an animal society

The Resource Prairie dogs : communication and community in an animal society

Label

Prairie dogs : communication and community in an animal society

Title remainder

communication and community in an animal society

Statement of responsibility

C.N. Slobodchikoff, Bianca S. Perla, Jennifer L. Verdolin

Language

eng

Summary

"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."--Jacket

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

599.36/7156

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

QL737.R68

LC item number

S56 2009

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Context

Context of Prairie dogs : communication and community in an animal society

Structured data from the Bibframe namespace is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Waubonsee Community College. Additional terms may apply to data associated with third party namespaces.

Context

Work of