Bibliograph

What is a dog?, Raymond Coppinger and Lorna Coppinger ; foreword by Alan M. Beck

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What is a dog?, Raymond Coppinger and Lorna Coppinger ; foreword by Alan M. Beck

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

What is a dog?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

919068296

Responsibility statement

Raymond Coppinger and Lorna Coppinger ; foreword by Alan M. Beck

Table Of Contents

About dogs. What is a dog? ; The world is full of village dogs ; Why do village dogs all look alike? ; What is a niche? -- Behavioral ecology. Behavioral ecology of dogs ; The cost of building a dog ; The cost of feeding a dog ; The cost of reproduction ; Avoiding hazards and their costs -- That special relationship between people and dogs. The symbiotic relationship ; Dogs adopt people (and other animals) ; People adopt dogs ; People breed special dogs ; Breed genes stray into the village dog population ; Dog genes stray back into the wild -- Summary. Where and why are all these dogs? ; What should we do, if anything, with all the dogs?

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