Animal Behavior And Wildlife Conservation
by Marco Apollonio /
2003 / English / PDF
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Efforts to conserve wildlife populations and preserve biological
diversity are often hampered by an inadequate understanding of
animal behavior. How do animals react to gaps in forested lands,
or to sport hunters? Do individual differences—in age, sex, size,
past experience—affect how an animal reacts to a given situation?
Differences in individual behavior may determine the success or
failure of a conservation initiative, yet they are rarely
considered when strategies and policies are developed.
Efforts to conserve wildlife populations and preserve biological
diversity are often hampered by an inadequate understanding of
animal behavior. How do animals react to gaps in forested lands,
or to sport hunters? Do individual differences—in age, sex, size,
past experience—affect how an animal reacts to a given situation?
Differences in individual behavior may determine the success or
failure of a conservation initiative, yet they are rarely
considered when strategies and policies are developed.Animal Behavior and Wildlife Conservation
Animal Behavior and Wildlife Conservation explores how
knowledge of animal behavior may help increase the effectiveness
of conservation programs. The book brings together conservation
biologists, wildlife managers, and academics from around the
world to examine the importance of general principles, the role
played by specific characteristics of different species, and the
importance of considering the behavior of individuals and the
strategies they adopt to maximize fitness.
explores how
knowledge of animal behavior may help increase the effectiveness
of conservation programs. The book brings together conservation
biologists, wildlife managers, and academics from around the
world to examine the importance of general principles, the role
played by specific characteristics of different species, and the
importance of considering the behavior of individuals and the
strategies they adopt to maximize fitness.
Each chapter begins by looking at the theoretical foundations of
a topic, and follows with an exploration of its practical
implications. A concluding chapter considers possible future
contributions of research in animal behavior to wildlife
conservation.
Each chapter begins by looking at the theoretical foundations of
a topic, and follows with an exploration of its practical
implications. A concluding chapter considers possible future
contributions of research in animal behavior to wildlife
conservation.
