
Wild Dogs
The Natural History of the Nondomestic Canidae
- 1st Edition - November 14, 1991
- Latest edition
- Author: Jennifer W. Sheldon
- Language: English
Wild Dogs: The Natural History of the Nondomestic Canidae presents a comprehensive, current natural history of the nondomestic dog species. In this book, a prodigious amount of… Read more

Wild Dogs: The Natural History of the Nondomestic Canidae presents a comprehensive, current natural history of the nondomestic dog species. In this book, a prodigious amount of previously uncollected information is presented in a straightforward form. The organization of the book is alphabetical by genus, and, within each genus, alphabetically by Linnean species name. In some cases, very little is known about a species. In other cases, the amount of available information is enormous, and has been distilled to summary form. The volume is intended as a straightforward assemblage of material. It points the way toward, but is not intended to provide, a synthetic or theoretical big picture.  The book is intended as a general reference work. Biologists, wildlife managers, mammalogists, conservationists, students, and carnivore specialists will find here information assembled nowhere else. Over 600 sources are included in the bibliography, so the book also serves as an entry to the literature for those seeking more technical or specialized knowledge. Naturalists and outdoorsmen will also enjoy discovering the particulars of familiar and unfamiliar canid species.
PrefaceIntroductionA Note on TaxonomyChapter 1 Genus Alopex     Alopex lagopus: Arctic FoxChapter 2 Genus Atelocynus     Atelocynus microtis: Small-Eared DogChapter 3 Genus Canis     Canis adustus: Side-Striped Jackal     Canis aureus: Golden Jackal     Canis latrans: Coyote     Canis lupus: Gray Wolf     Canis mesomelas: Black-Backed Jackal     Canis rufus: Red Wolf     Canis simensis: Ethiopian JackalChapter 4 Genus Cerdocyon     Cerdocyon thous: Crab-Eating FoxChapter 5 Genus Chrysocyon     Chrysocyon brachyurus: Maned WolfChapter 6 Genus Cuon     Cuon alpinus: DholeChapter 7 Genus Dusicyon     Dusicyon australis: Falkland Island WolfChapter 8 Genus Fennecus     Fennecus zerda: Fennec FoxChapter 9 Genus Lycaon     Lycaon pictus: African Wild DogChapter 10 Genus Nyctereutes     Nyctereutes procyonoides: Raccoon DogChapter 11 Genus Otocyon     Otocyon megalotis: Bat-Eared FoxChapter 12 Genus Pseudalopex     Pseudalopex culpaeus: Culpeo     Pseudalopex griseus: Chilla     Pseudalopex gymnocercus: Pampas Fox     Pseudalopex sechurae: Sechura Fox     Pseudalopex vetulus: Hoary FoxChapter 13 Genus Speothos     Speothos venaticus: Bush DogChapter 14 Genus Urocyon     Urocyon cinereoargenteus: Gray Fox     Urocyon littoralis: Island Gray FoxChapter 15 Genus Vulpes     Vulpes bengalensis: Bengal Fox     Vulpes cana: Blanford's Fox     Vulpes chama: Cape Fox     Vulpes corsac: Corsac Fox     Vulpes ferrilata: Tibetan Sand Fox     Vulpes macrotis: Kit Fox     Vulpes pallida: Pale Fox     Vulpes rüppelli: Rüppell's Fox     Vulpes velox: Swift Fox     Vulpes vulpes: Red FoxBibliographyIndex
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- Published: November 14, 1991
- Language: English
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