Dogs: A New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behavior and Evolution
Biologists, Breeders and trainers, and champion sled dog racers, Raymond and Lorna Coppinger have more than four decades of experience with literally thousands of dogs. Offering a scientifically informed perspective on canines and their relations with humans, the Coppingers take a close look at eight different types of dogs--household, village, livestock guarding, herding, sled-pulling, pointing, retrieving, and hound. They argue that dogs did not evolve directly from wolves, nor were they trained by early humans; instead they domesticated themselves to exploit a new ecological niche: Mesolithic village dumps. Tracing the evolution of today's…
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- ISBN: 978-0-226-11563-4
- EAN: 9780226115634
- Produktnummer: 19418935
- Verlag: Univ Of Chicago Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
- Seitenangabe: 352 S.
- Masse: H23.3 cm x B15.6 cm x D2.5 cm 494 g
- Auflage: 2. A.
- Gewicht: 494
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