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• Preface
• Chapter 1. Introduction to the giraffe
• Chapter 2. Origins
• Chapter 3. Present distribution and geographical races
• Chapter 4. Anatomy
• Chapter 5. Physiology
• Chapter 6. Individual behaviour
• Chapter 7. Individual ecology
• Chapter 8. Social networks, movement and population regulation
• Chapter 9. Conservation status and wildlife reserves References Index.
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Provides a comprehensive overview of one of nature's most engaging mammals * Covers fossil history, taxonomy, genetics, physiology, biomechanics, behavior, ecology, and conservation * Includes genetic analysis of five of the six subspecies of modern giraffes * Includes giraffe network studies from Laikipia Kenya, Etosha National Park, Namibia andSamburu National Reserve, Kenya.
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• chapter 1 Introduction to the Natural History of Vampire Bats
• chapter 2 Systematics and Distrubution / Karl F. Koopman
• chapter 3 Paleontology / Clayton E. Ray
• chapter 4 Genetics / Robert J. Baker
• chapter 5 Anatomy / Kunwar P. Bhatnagar
• chapter 6 Locomotion / J. Scott Altenbach
• chapter 7 Social Organization and Behavior / GeraldS. Wilkinson
• chapter 8 Reproduction / Christel Schmidt
• chapter 9 Feeding Behavior / Arthur M. Greenhall
• chapter 10 Salivary Antihemostatic Factors / Christine M. Hawkey
• chapter 11 Orientation and Sensory Function in Desmodus rotundus / Uwe Schmidt
• chapter 12 Transmission of Pathogenic Microorganisms by Vampire Bats / Denny G. Constantine
• chapter 13 Parasites of Vampire Bats / Eustorgio Mendez
• chapter 14 Economic Losses due to Des modus rotundus / Pedro N. Acha
• chapter 15 Control of Vampire Bats / Rexford D. Lord
• chapter 16 Care of Vampire Bats in Captivity
• chapter 17 Man, Gods, and Legendary Vampire Bats / Beatriz Villa-C. and Maria Canela-R

A major problem with vampire bats is that whatever information exists is scattered throughout the literature or is not recorded. There are some excellent books on the ecology and biology of bats with very little on vampire bats. This volume fills that gap to provide an in-depth presentation of these unique animals.
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• Contributors, xv Acknowledgements, xix A biocultural tribute to a biocultural scholar: Professor George J. Armelagos, May 22, 1936 May 15, 2014, 1 Debra L. Martin & Molly K. Zuckerman References, 6 1 Introduction: the development of biocultural perspectives in anthropology, 7 Molly K. Zuckerman & Debra L. Martin Introduction, 7 The origins and development of the biocultural approach, 8 Using a biocultural model, 12 Difficulties in using the biocultural approach, 15 The case studies in this volume, 15 Conclusion, 24 References, 24 Notes, 26 Part I: Critical and synthetic approaches to biocultural anthropology 2 Exploring biocultural concepts: anthropology for the next generation, 29 R. Brooke Thomas Introduction, 29 Background, 29 Case study: the Quechua of southern Peru, 1964 to the present, 31 Discussion, 41 Conclusion, 42 References, 44 Notes, 47 Endnotes, 47 3 Local nutrition in global contexts: critical biocultural perspectives on the nutrition transition in Mexico, 49 Thomas L. Leatherman, Morgan K. Hoke & Alan H. Goodman Introduction, 49 Background, 49 Case study: the coca-colonization of diet in the Yucatan, 54 Conclusion, 61 References, 62 Notes, 65 Part II: Biocultural approaches to identity 4 Disease and dying while black: how racism, not race, gets under the skin, 69 Alan H. Goodman Introduction, 69 Background, 72 Case study: race versus racism, 81 Discussion and conclusion, 85 References, 86 5 Beyond genetic race: biocultural insights into the causes of racial health disparities, 89 Christopher W. Kuzawa & Clarence C. Gravlee Introduction, 89 Background, 90 Case study
• #1: hypertension in the African Diaspora, 99 Case study
• #2: does the experience of racial discrimination in the United States have intergenerational health consequences?, 101 Discussion and conclusion, 101 References, 102 6 Political economy of African forced migration and enslavement in colonial New York: an historical biology perspective, 107 Michael L. Blakey & Lesley M. Rankin-Hill Introduction, 107 Background, 108 Case study, 109 Discussion, 125 Conclusion, 127 References, 129 Notes, 131 7 Identifying the First African Baptist Church: searching for historically invisible people, 133 Lesley M. Rankin-Hill Introduction, 133 Case study: Afro-American biohistory, 134 Conclusion, 152 References, 153 Notes, 155 Part III: Biocultural approaches to health and diet 8 "Canaries in the mineshaft": the children of Kulubnarti, 159 Paul A. Sandberg & Dennis P. van Gerven Introduction, 159 Case study: Nubia and Kulubnarti, 160 Conclusion, 176 Acknowledgments, 176 References, 176 9 Biocultural investigations of ancient Nubia, 181 Brenda J. Baker Introduction, 181 Background, 183 Case study: operationalizing a biocultural investigation: the Bioarchaeology of Nubia Expedition, 191 Conclusion, 194 Acknowledgments, 194 References, 194 10 Life and death in nineteenth-century Peoria, Illinois: taking a biocultural approach towards understanding the past, 201 Anne L. Grauer, Laura A. Williams & M. Catherine Bird Introduction, 201 Case study: life and death in nineteenth-century Peoria, 203 Discussion, 210 Conclusion, 212 Acknowledgments, 213 References, 213 11 Does industrialization always result in reduced skeletal robusticity?, 219 Ann L. Magennis & Joshua G.S. Clementz Introduction, 219 Background, 220 Case study: testing ideas about robusticity and industrialization, 225 Discussion, 232 Conclusion, 235 Acknowledgments, 236 References, 237 12 Stable isotopes and selective forces: examples in biocultural and environmental anthropology, 241 Christine D. White & Fred J. Longstaffe Introduction, 241 Background, 244 Case study: isotopes and epidemiological risk factors/synergies at Wadi Halfa and surrounding regions, 247 Discussion and conclusion, 252 Acknowledgments, 253 References, 254 13 The cuisine of prehispanic Central Mexico reconsidered: the "omnivore s dilemma" revisited, 259 Randolph J. Widmer & Rebecca Storey Introduction, 259 Case study: prehispanic cuisine of Central Mexico, 263 Conclusion, 272 Acknowledgments, 273 References, 274 Part IV: Biocultural approaches to infectious disease 14 The specter of Ebola: epidemiologic transitions versus the zombie apocalypse, 279 Ronald Barrett Introduction, 279 Case study: Ebola and the epidemiological transitions, 282 Discussion and conclusion, 290 References, 291 Notes, 293 15 Beyond the differential diagnosis: new approaches to the bioarchaeology of the Hittite plague, 295 Nicole E. Smith-Guzman, Jerome C. Rose & Kathleen Kuckens Introduction, 295 Case study: investigating the cause of the Hittite plague, 297 Discussion and conclusion, 313 Acknowledgments, 313 References, 313 16 Paleoepidemiological and biocultural approaches to ancient disease: the origin and antiquity of syphilis, 317 Molly K. Zuckerman & Kristin N. Harper Introduction, 317 Background, 319 Case study: biocultural and paleoepidemiological approaches to the origin and antiquity of syphilis, 324 Discussion, 328 Conclusion, 330 References, 331 Notes, 335 Part V: Biocultural approaches to understanding population dynamics 17 Population and disease transitions in the Aland Islands, Finland, 339 James H. Mielke Introduction, 339 Background, 340 Case study: Aland archipelago, 346 Discussion, 352 Conclusion, 357 Acknowledgments, 358 References, 358 18 The hygiene hypothesis and the second epidemiologic transition: using biocultural, epidemiological, and evolutionary theory to inform practice in clinical medicine and public health, 363 Molly K. Zuckerman, Jonathan R. Belanich & George J. Armelagos Introduction, 363 Background, 366 Case study: applying the hygiene hypothesis to practice in public health and clinical medicine, 373 Discussion and conclusion, 377 References, 379 19 An emerging history of indigenous Caribbean and circum-Caribbean populations: insights from archaeological, ethnographic, genetic, and historical studies, 385 Theodore G. Schurr, Jada Benn Torres, Miguel G. Vilar, Jill B. Gaieski & Carlalynne Melendez Introduction, 385 Case study: exploring Caribbean genetic history, 387 Discussion, 394 Conclusion, 395 Acknowledgments, 396 References, 397 Notes, 402 20 Explorations in paleodemography: an overview of the Artificial Long House Valley agent-based modeling project, 403 Alan C. Swedlund, Lisa Sattenspiel, Amy Warren, Richard S. Meindl & George J. Gumerman III Introduction, 403 Background, 407 Case study: the Artificial Long House Valley (ALHV) Project models, 408 Discussion, 419 Conclusion, 422 Acknowledgments, 424 References, 424 Part VI: Biocultural approaches to inequality and violence 21 Biocultural perspectives in bioarchaeology, 429 Bethany L. Turner & Haagen D. Klaus Introduction, 429 Background, 430 Case study: understanding European contact in the Americas, 437 Conclusion, 446 Acknowledgments, 446 References, 447 Notes, 451 22 The poetics of violence in bioarchaeology: Integrating social theory with trauma analysis, 453 Ventura R. Perez Introduction, 453 Background, 454 Case study: the Sierra de Mazatan massacre, 458 Conclusion, 465 Acknowledgments, 467 References, 467 23 Broken bodies and broken bones: Biocultural approaches to ancient slavery and torture, 471 Debra L. Martin & Anna J. Osterholtz Introduction, 471 Background, 474 Case study: slavery and torture in the prehispanic Southwest, 475 Discussion, 486 Conclusion, 487 References, 488 Notes, 490 Part VII: The next generation 24 Concluding thoughts: a bright future for students trained in using a biocultural perspective, 493 Debra L. Martin & Molly K. Zuckerman Introduction, 493 Teaching, pedagogy, and ethics, 494 The past as a guide, 496 A bright future for biocultural scholarship, 496 References, 498 Notes, 498 Index, 499.
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Biocultural or biosocial anthropology is a research approach that views biology and culture as dialectically and inextricably intertwined, explicitly emphasizing the dynamic interaction between humans and their larger social, cultural, and physical environments. The biocultural approach emerged in anthropology in the 1960s, matured in the 1980s, and is now one of the dominant paradigms in anthropology, particularly within biological anthropology. This volume gathers contributions from the top scholars in biocultural anthropology focusing on six of the most influential, productive, and important areas of research within biocultural anthropology. These are: critical and synthetic approaches within biocultural anthropology; biocultural approaches to identity, including race and racism; health, diet, and nutrition; infectious disease from antiquity to the modern era; epidemiologic transitions and population dynamics; and inequality and violence studies. Focusing on these six major areas of burgeoning research within biocultural anthropology makes the proposed volume timely, widely applicable and useful to scholars engaging in biocultural research and students interested in the biocultural approach, and synthetic in its coverage of contemporary scholarship in biocultural anthropology. Students will be able to grasp the history of the biocultural approach, and how that history continues to impact scholarship, as well as the scope of current research within the approach, and the foci of biocultural research into the future. Importantly, contributions in the text follow a consistent format of a discussion of method and theory relative to a particular aspect of the above six topics, followed by a case study applying the surveyed method and theory. This structure will engage students by providing real world examples of anthropological issues, and demonstrating how biocultural method and theory can be used to elucidate and resolve them. Key features include: * Contributions which span the breadth of approaches and topics within biological anthropology from the insights granted through work with ancient human remains to those granted through collaborative research with contemporary peoples. * Comprehensive treatment of diverse topics within biocultural anthropology, from human variation and adaptability to recent disease pandemics, the embodied effects of race and racism, industrialization and the rise of allergy and autoimmune diseases, and the sociopolitics of slavery and torture. * Contributions and sections united by thematically cohesive threads. * Clear, jargon-free language in a text that is designed to be pedagogically flexible: contributions are written to be both understandable and engaging to both undergraduate and graduate students. * Provision of synthetic theory, method and data in each contribution. * The use of richly contextualized case studies driven by empirical data. * Through case-study driven contributions, each chapter demonstrates how biocultural approaches can be used to better understand and resolve real-world problems and anthropological issues.
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• Acknowledgments ix Notes on contributors xi Introduction xv
• 1 The caviomorph rodents: distribution and ecological diversification 1 Ricardo A. Ojeda, Agustina A. Ojeda and Agustina Novillo
• 2 Diversity of social behavior in caviomorph rodents 28 Christine R. Maher and Joseph R. Burger
• 3 Comparative neurobiology and genetics of mammalian social behavior 59 Annaliese Beery, Yasmin Kamal, Raul Sobrero and Loren D. Hayes
• 4 Developmental underpinnings of social behavior 91 Valentina Colonnello, Ruth C. Newberry and Jaak Panksepp
• 5 Dispersal in caviomorph rodents 119 Eileen A. Lacey
• 6 Mechanisms of social communication in caviomorph rodents 147 Gabriel Francescoli, Selene Nogueira and Cristian Schleich
• 7 Causes and evolution of group-living 173 Luis A. Ebensperger and Loren D. Hayes
• 8 Rodent sociality: a comparison between caviomorphs and other rodent model systems 201 Nancy G. Solomon and Brian Keane
• 9 Cooperation in caviomorphs 228 Rodrigo A. Vasquez
• 10 Caviomorphs as models for the evolution of mating systems in mammals 253 Emilio A. Herrera
• 11 Parent-offspring and sibling-sibling interactions in caviomorph rodents: a search for elusive patterns 273 Zuleyma Tang-Martinez and Elizabeth R. Congdon
• 12 Fitness consequences of social systems 306 Loren D. Hayes and Luis A. Ebensperger
• 13 An integrative view of caviomorph social behavior 326 Luis A. Ebensperger and Loren D. Hayes Glossary 356 Index 371.
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Fully integrative approach to the socibiology of caviomorph rodents * Brings together research on social systems with that on epigenetic, neurendocrine and developmental mechanisms of social behavior * Describes the social systems of many previously understudied caviomorph species, identifying the fitness costs and benefits of social living in current day populations as well as quantified evolutionary patterns or trends * Highlights potential parallels and differences with other animal models.
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• Life origins
• The biological imperative
• The procreation imperative
• The religious imperative
• The philosophical imperative
• The psychological imperative
• The economic imperative
• Government as imperative
• Presidents as alpha males
• Weathering climate change.

• Foreword: On culture and biology.Kevin Laland. Preface: Why culture and biology?Jose M. Causadias.
• Part 1: General issues in culture and biology interplay
• Chapter 1: Introduction to culture and biology interplay.Jose M. Causadias, Eva H. Telzer, and Nancy A. Gonzales.
• Chapter 2: Integrating culture and biology in psychological research: Conceptual clarifications and recommendations.Moin Syed and Ummul-Kiram Kathawalla.
• Chapter 3: Understanding religion from cultural and biological perspectives.Stefanie Northover and Adam B. Cohen.
• Part 2: Animal Culture
• Chapter 4: Introduction to animal culture: Is culture uniquely human?Charles Snowdon.
• Chapter 5. Comparing and contrasting primate and cetacean culture.Jennifer Botting, Erica van de Waal, and Luke Rendell.
• Chapter 6. Cultural phenomena in cooperatively breeding primates.Charles Snowdon.
• Part 3: Cultural genomics
• Chapter 7: How are genes related to culture? An introduction to the field of cultural genomics.Jose M. Causadias and Kevin Korous.
• Chapter 8: Dual inheritance, cultural transmission, and niche construction.Michael J. O Brien and R. Alexander Bentley.
• Chapter 9: How the study of religion and culture informs genetics and vice versa.Ronda F. Lo and Joni Y. Sasaki.
• Part 4: Cultural Neurobiology
• Chapter 10: Introduction to cultural neurobiology: Evidence from physiological systems.Leah D. Doane, Michael R. Sladek, and Emma K. Adam.
• Chapter 11: The relationship among culture, poverty, stress, and allostatic load.Stacey N. Doan and Gary W. Evans.
• Chapter 12: Biological consequences of unfair treatment: A theoretical and empirical review.Anthony Ong, Saarang Deshpande, and David Williams.
• Chapter 13: Cultural experiences, social ties, and stress: Focusing on the HPA axis.Shu-wen Wang and Belinda Campos.
• Chapter 14: Cultural influences on parasympathetic activity.LaBarron Hill and Lori S. Hoggard.
• Chapter 15: Neurobiology of stress and drug use vulnerability in culturally diverse communities.Ezemenari M. Obasi, Kristin A. Wilborn, Lucia Cavanagh, Sandra Yan, & Ewune Ewane
• Part 5: Cultural Neuroscience
• Chapter 16: An introduction to cultural neuroscience.Lynda Lin and Eva H. Telzer.
• Chapter 17: Neurobiological causes and consequences of cultural differences in social cognition.Meghan L. Meyer
• Chapter 18: Culture and self-other overlap in neural circuits.Michael E. W. Varnum and Ryan S. Hampton.
• Chapter 19: Developmental cultural neuroscience: Progress and prospect.Yang Qu and Eva H. Telzer.
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A comprehensive guide to empirical and theoretical research advances in culture and biology interplay Culture and biology are considered as two domains of equal importance and constant coevolution, although they have traditionally been studied in isolation. The Handbook of Culture and Biology is a comprehensive resource that focuses on theory and research in culture and biology interplay. This emerging field centers on how these two processes have evolved together, how culture, biology, and environment influence each other, and how they shape behavior, cognition, and development among humans and animals across multiple levels, types, timeframes, and domains of analysis. The text provides an overview of current empirical and theoretical advances in culture and biology interplay research through the work of some of the most influential scholars in the field. Harnessing insights from a range of disciplines (e.g., biology, neuroscience, primatology, psychology) and research methods (experiments, genetic epidemiology, naturalistic observations, neuroimaging), it explores diverse topics including animal culture, cultural genomics, and neurobiology of cultural experiences. The authors also advance the field by discussing key challenges and limitations in current research. The Handbook of Culture and Biology is an important resource that: Gathers related research areas into the single, cohesive field of culture and biology interplayOffers a unique and comprehensive collection from leading and influential scholarsContains information from a wide range of disciplines and research methodsIntroduces well-validated and coherently articulated conceptual frameworks Written for scholars in the field, this handbook brings together related areas of research and theory that have traditionally been disjointed into the single, cohesive field of culture and biology interplay.
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An important resource that reviews the various infectious diseases that affect bats and bat populations Bats and Human Health: Ebola, SARS, Rabies and Beyond covers existing literature on viral, bacterial, protozoan, and fungal infections of bats and how these infections affect bat populations. The book also offers an overview of the potential for zoonotic transmission of infectious diseases from bats to humans or domestic animals. While most prior publications on the subject have dealt only with bat viral infections, this text closely covers a wide range of bat infections, from viral and bacterial infections to protist and fungal infections. Chapters on viral infections cover rabies, filoviruses, henipaviruses, and other RNA viruses, as well as information on bat virome studies. The book then provides information on bacterial infections including arthropod-borne and other bacteria that affect bats before moving on to protist infections, including apicomplexans and kinetoplastids, and fungal infections, including white-nose syndrome, histoplasma capsulatum, and other fungi. Comprehensive in scope, yet another key feature of this book is a searchable database that includes bat species, bat family, bat diet, bat location, type and classification of infecting microbes, and categories of microbes. This vital resource also: Provides a history and comprehensive overview of bat-borne diseasesIncorporates information from the World Health Organization, as well as historical data from the National Libraries of Health and infectious disease journalsCovers a variety of diseases including viral infections, bacterial infections, protist infections, and fungal infections Written for microbiologist, bat researchers, and conservationists, Bats and Human Health provides a comprehensive exploration of the various types of microbes that affect bats and their potential to affect human populations.
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• Preface and Acknowledgments vi
• Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Human Evolution viii
• Hominin Fossil Abbreviations ix
• A 1
• B 27
• C 47
• D 86
• E 103
• F 124
• G 144
• H 166
• I 200
• J 209
• K 212
• L 227
• M 249
• N 288
• O 300
• P 318
• Q 364
• R 366
• S.380
• T 419
• U 442
• V 447
• W 453
• X 458
• Y 459
• Z 460.
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Not so long ago, all a student studying human evolution needed was a familiarity with the relatively sparse fossil record and what limited information there was about the context of the sites, a basic knowledge of gross anatomy and archeology, and an understanding of simple analytical methods. Times have changed. The fossil record has grown exponentially, imaging techniques have advanced dramatically, quantitative methods have burgeoned, and molecular biology has revolutionized our understanding of genetics, evolutionary history, and development. Added to this are advances in the archeological, biological, and earth sciences that help interpret the context of the fossil evidence and reconstruct behavior. But presently there is nowhere students of human evolution cna easily find out about topics as disparate as ameloblast, Coopers Cave, daily secretion rate, the effect hypothesis, homeobox genes, insolation, phylogenetically independent contrasts, quantitative trait locus, semicircular canals, and tephrostratigraphy. The Wiley Blackwell Student Dictionary of Human Evolution contains upwards of 2500 entries, all drafted with an eye on the student user. It is an indispensable source for those studying human evolution.
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• Introduction
• Human osteology and odontology
• Skeletal examination and documentation methods
• Medicolegal significance
• Forensic taphonomy
• Forensic archaeology and scence processing methods
• Processing and preparing remains
• Sex estimation
• Ancestry estimation
• Age estimation
• Stature estimation
• Individual skeletal variation
• Analysis of skeletal trauma
• Personal identification
• Contemporary issues in forensic anthropology.

Forensic Anthropology: Current Methods and Practice-winner of a 2015 Textbook Excellence Award (Texty) from The Text and Academic Authors Association-approaches forensic anthropology through an innovative style using current practices and real case studies drawn from the varied experiences, backgrounds, and practices of working forensic anthropologists. This text guides the reader through all aspects of human remains recovery and forensic anthropological analysis, presenting principles at a level that is appropriate for those new to the field, while at the same time incorporating evolutionary, biomechanical, and other theoretical foundations for the features and phenomena encountered in forensic anthropological casework. Attention is focused primarily on the most recent and scientifically valid applications commonly employed by working forensic anthropologists. Readers will therefore learn about innovative techniques in the discipline, and aspiring practitioners will be prepared by understanding the necessary background needed to work in the field today. Instructors and students will find Forensic Anthropology: Current Methods and Practice comprehensive, practical, and relevant to the modern discipline of forensic anthropology. * Winner of a 2015 Most Promising New Textbook Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association* Focuses on modern methods, recent advances in research and technology, and current challenges in the science of forensic anthropology* Addresses issues of international relevance such as the role of forensic anthropology in mass disaster response and human rights investigations* Includes chapter summaries, topicoriented case studies, keywords, and reflective questions to increase active student learning.
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The Epigenome and Developmental Origins of Health and Disease synthesizes the existing knowledge on how the in utero environment could be the most important environment in shaping later risk for various diseases or to conversely promote the health of the offspring. The book mines the existing literature from a variety of disciplines from toxicology to nutrition to epigenetics to reveal how contrasting maternal in utero environmental changes might be leading to epigenetic convergence and the resulting deleterious phenotypic and physiological effects in our offspring. It is increasingly becoming apparent that even subtle changes in the mother's diet, stress, and exposure to low concentrations of toxic chemicals at levels deemed safe by the EPA and FDA, such as endocrine disrupting compounds (EDC), can dramatically impact the health of our children, possibly leading to metabolic, cardiovascular, immunological, neurobehavioral disorders, and increased risk for cancer to list but a few examples.

• 1. Body Size, Energetics, and Adaptive Radiation 2. Forage and Range Evaluation 3. Foraging Behavior- Dynamics of Dining Out 4. Regulation of Forage Intake 5. Digestion 6. Maintenance Metabolism 7. Incremental Cost of Activity 8. Thermoregulation in Ungulates 9. Growth and Development 10. Pregnancy and Lactation 11. Assessment of Nutritional Status 12. Computer Simulation of Energy Budgets

Bioenergetics is an emerging discipline which offers a more profound understanding of the ecology, behaviour, and evolution of wild herbivores. Increasingly, bioenergetic principles have been applied in management since they provide insight into population dynamics and are relevant to manipulation of habitats and assessment of the impacts of resource development. Growing interest in the agricultural potential of wild herbivores has provided further impetus. In spite of this promise, there are few comprehensive syntheses of the concept and its application to wild herbivores. This volume attempts to fill this need. This book provides a great amount of detail but its expressive aim is to lead us to the whole animal, to a herd, to population as integral parts of an ecological entity which in turn is the result of evolutionary forces.The concept of this book promises the realization of an overdue change in the approach to bioenergetics, to nutrition and husbandry, and thus to the management of wild herbivores: the final emancipation from rules and views based primarily on domesticated herbivores or on experimental animals held under unnatural conditions, necessarily impending them behaviourally, physically, and psychically.
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• Lost in near time
• Big
• This sudden dying out
• The world before us
• The hominin diaspora
• Explaining near time extictions: first attempt
• Paul Martin and the planet of doom: overkill ascendant
• Action and reaction
• Overkill now
• Where are the bodies, and other objections to overkill
• More objections: betrayal from within?
• Other ideas: the search continues
• Extinction matters.

Until a few thousand years ago, creatures-"megafauna"-that could have been from a sci-fi thriller roamed the earth. With a handful of exceptions, all are now gone. Ross MacPhee explores the question of what caused the disappearance of these prehistoric behemoths, examining the extinction theories, weighing the evidence and presenting his conclusions. He comments on how past extinctions can shed light on future losses and on the possibility of bringing back extinct species through genetic engineering. Gorgeous four-colour illustrations bring these megabeasts back to life in vivid detail.
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• Extracellular stimulation / James B. Ranck, Jr.
• Intracellular stimulation / John H. Bryne
• Microstimulation technique / Hiroshi Asanuma
• Stimulation of the brain via metallic electrodes / Robert W. Doty and John R. Bartlett
• Depth stimulation of the brain / José M.R. Delgado
• Subcortical stimulation for motivation and reinforcement / C.R. Gallistel
• Electrical stimulation as a tool in memory research / Robert F. Berman and Raymond P. Kesner
• Brain stimulation effects related to those of lesions / Robert L. Isaacson
• Electroconvulsive therapy, who needs it? / Duane Denney
• Electrical stimulation of peripheral nerve / John E. Swett and Charles M. Bourassa
• Grid and peripheral shock stimulation / Fred A. Masterson.

• Introduction / Dale R. McCullough
• Metapopulations and wildlife conservation: approaches to modeling spatial structure / Michael Gilpin
• Genetics of metapopulations: aspects of a comprehensive perspective / Philip W. Hedrick
• Wildlife in patchy environments: metapopulations, mosaics, and management / John A. Wiens
• Responses of terrestrial vertebrates to habitat edges and corridors / William Z. Lidicker and Walter D. Koenig
• Using logistic regression to model metapopulation dynamics: large-scale forestry extirpates the pool frog / Per Sjogren-Gulve and Chris Ray.

• Common framework for conservation planning: linking individual and metapopulation models / Barry R. Noon and Kevin S. McKelvey
• Applying metapopulation theory to spotted owl management: a history and critique / R.J. Gutierrez and Susan Harrison
• Classification and conservation of metapopulations: a case study of the Florida scrub jay / Bradley M. Stith, John W. Fitzpatrick, Glen E. Woolfenden, and Bill Pranty
• Modelers, mammalogists, and metapopulations: designing Stephens' kangaroo rat reserves / Mary V. Price and Michael Gilpin.

• Metapopulation dynamics of the Mediterranean monk seal / John Harwood, Helen Stanley, Marie-Odile Beudels, and Charles Vanderlinden
• Analysis of the steller sea lion metapopulation in Alaska / Anne E. York, Richard L. Merrick, and Thomas R. Loughlin
• Metapopulation models, tenacious tracking, and cougar conservation / Paul Beier
• Brown/grizzly bear metapopulations / F. Lance Craighead and Ernest R. Vyse
• Metapopulation theory and mountain sheep: implications for conservation / Vernon C. Bleich, John D. Wehausen, Rob Roy Ramey, and Jennifer L. Rechel.

• From bottleneck to metapopulation: recovery of the tule elk in California / Dale R. McCullough, Jon K. Fischer, and Jonathan D. Ballou --Dt Metapopulation management: what patch are we in and which corridor should we take? / Dale R. McCullough.

Rural landscape development is converting once-vast expanses of open space into pockets of habitat where wildlife populations exist in isolation from other members of their species. The central concept of metapopulation dynamics - that a constellation of partially isolated patches can yield overall stability to a system that is chaotic at the level of the individual patch - offers an important new way of thinking about the conservation and management of populations dispersed among small habitat fragments. This approach is proving to be a rich resource for biologists hoping to arrest the current catastrophic loss of biodiversity. An understanding of metapopulation theory and analysis is critical to the modern practice of wildlife conservation and management. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the subject, addressing the needs of an applied professional audience for comprehensible information to integrate into their practices. Leading conservation biologists, ecologists, wildlife managers, and other experts consider the emergence and development of metapopulation theory and explore its applicability and usefulness to real-world conservation programs.

• Evolution and diversity.- Flight and morphology.- Senses.- Hunting and Feeding.- Arms Race.- Reproduction.- Hibernation and migration.- Roosts.- Living Together.- Under cover of darkness.- Of bats and men.
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This comprehensive book about the lives of bats is about a group of peculiar, mythical and fascinating animals. They are mammals, just like us, but still so different. The book covers bats from Latin American Maya temples to Swedish potato cellars; from the plains of Kenya to the Taiwanese mountains. We perceive their shadows flitting by in the summer nights, hear their mating calls in the darkness of autumn and see their silhouettes in the dim street light. The bats live in our houses and forage in our gardens and parks. But who are they and how do they lead their lives? The text and exquisite photos give an unsurpassed insight into the world of sounds and smells that bats encounter each night. We are told about how their senses, way beyond our human perception abilities, shape their lives. We get to know more about their habits, their long evolution and their cohabitation with humans, and how important they are to the environment. You will never again feel lonely in the darkness of the night.
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• Preface
• Behaviors of Botos & Short-Finned Pilot Whales during Close Encounters with Humans: Management Implications Derived from Ethograms for Food-Provisioned versus Unhabituated Cetaceans
• Presence of Two Morphotypes in Populations of Delphinus delphis
• Neurocranium Asymmetries in the Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821)
• Isolation of Yeasts from Stranded & Captive Dolphins in Italy
• All about Dolphins in Secondary Education
• Population Ecology & Anthropogenic Stressors of the Coastal Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the El Morro Mangrove & Wildlife Refuge, Guayaquil Gulf, Ecuador: Toward Conservation & Management Actions
• Unusual Records of the Behavior of Boto Inia sp. (Cetartiodactyla, Iniidae) in the Lower Reaches of the Tocantins & Guama Rivers, Amazonia
• An Infrequently-Occurring Anomalous Color Pattern on Pacific White-Sided Dolphins, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
• Dolphin-Assisted Therapy Re-Examined: Is it Fair to the Dolphins?
• Index.
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For thousands of years dolphins have been man's best friend in the sea. Their brain power, sociability, communication ability and altruism have been the issue of reference for myths, tales and several scientific or experimental studies. They have also inspired people to create several works of art from the ancient times until today. Ancient Greeks called dolphins "people of the sea" and considered them equal to human beings. This book discusses several topics on different species of dolphins, their natural habitat, behaviours, and conservation strategies. Some of the topics included are behaviours of botos and short-finned pilot whales; isolation of yeasts from stranded and captive dolphins in Italy; ecological stressors of the coastal bottlenose dolphin; and dolphin-assisted therapy.
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