Biology and Conservation of Musteloids

This is the first specific coverage of musteloid conservation biology, written and edited by world-renowned specialists in the field.

List of contents

• Part I: Reviews


• 1: David W. Macdonald, Chris Newman, and Lauren A. Harrington: Dramatis personae: an introduction to the wild musteloids


• 2: Klaus-Peter Koepfli, Jerry W. Dragoo, and Xiaoming Wang: The evolutionary history and molecular systematics of the Musteloidea


• 3: Andrew C. Kitchener, Carlo Meloro, and Terrie M. Williams: Form and function of the musteloids


• 4: Xavier Lambin: The population dynamics of bite-sized predators: prey dependence, territoriality and mobility


• 5: Christina Buesching and Theodore Stankowich: Communication amongst the musteloids: Signs, signals, and cues


• 6: David W. Macdonald and Chris Newman: Musteloid sociology: the grass-roots of society


• 7: Lauren A. Harrington, Jorgelina Marino, and Carolyn M. King: People and wild native musteloids


• 8: Roger A. Powell, Stephen Ellwood, Roland Kays, and Tiit Maran: Stink or swim - techniques to meet the challenges for the study and conservation of small critters that hide, swim or climb and may otherwise make themselves unpleasant


• 9: Chris Newman and Andrew Bryne: Musteloid Diseases - Implications for conservation and species management


• Part II: Case studies


• 10: Carolyn M. King, Grant Norbury, and Andrew J.Veale: Small mustelids in New Zealand: invasion ecology in a different world


• 11: Roger A Powell, Aaron N Facka, Mourad W Gabriel, Jonathan H Gilbert, J Mark Higley, Scott LaPoint, Nicholas P McCann, Wayne Spencer, and Craig M Thompson: The fisher as a model organism


• 12: Samuel A. Cushman and Tzeidle N. Wasserman: Quantifying loss and degradation of former American Marten habitat due to the impacts of forestry operations and associated road networks in northern Idaho, USA


• 13: Youbing Zhou, Chris Newman, Yayoi Kaneko, Christina D. Buesching, Wenwen Chen, Zhao-Min Zhou, Zongqiang Xie, and David W. Macdonald: Asian badgers - the same, only different: How diversity among badger societies informs socio-ecological theory and challenges conservation


• 14: Joanna Ross, Andrew J. Hearn, and David W. Macdonald: The Bornean carnivore community: Lessons from a little-known guild


• 15: Dean E. Biggins and David A. Eads: Evolution, natural history, and conservation of black-footed ferrets


• 16: Elaine J. Fraser, Lauren A. Harrington, David W. Macdonald, and Xavier Lambin: Control of an invasive species: the American mink in Great Britain


• 17: Tiit Maran, Madis Podra, Lauren A. Harrington, and David W. Macdonald: European mink - restoration attempts for a species on the brink of extinction


• 18: Jeffrey P. Copeland, Arild Landa, Kimberly Heinemeyer, Keith B. Aubry, Jiska van Dijk, Roel May, Jens Persson, John Squires, and Richard Yates: Social ethology of the wolverine


• 19: Rich D. Weir, Trevor A. Kinley, Richard W. Klafki, and Clayton D. Apps: Ecotypic variation affects the conservation of American badgers endangered along their northern range extent


• 20: Rosie Woodroffe and Christl A. Donnelly: European badgers and the control of bovine tuberculosis in the United Kingdom


• 21: Chris Newman, Christina D. Buesching, and David W. Macdonald: Meline mastery of meteorological mayhem: The effects of climate changeability on European badger population dynamics


• 22: Jessica Groenendijk, Frank Hajek, Paul J. Johnson, David W. Macdonald: Giant otters: using knowledge of life history for conservation


• 23: James A. Estes, M. Tim Tinker, and Terrie M. Williams: Advances in the physiology, behaviour and ecology of sea otters


• 24: Christine C. Hass and Jerry W. Dragoo: Competition and coexistence in sympatric skunks


• 25: Matthew E. Gompper: Range decline and landscape ecology of the eastern spotted skunk


• 26: Melody Brooks and Roland Kays: Kinkajou - the tree top specialist


• 27: Samuel I. Zeveloff: On the mortality and management of a ubiquitous musteloid: the common racoon


• 28: Ben T. Hirsch and Matthew E. Gompper: Causes and consequences of coati sociality


• 29: Yibo Hu, Dunwu Qi, and Fuwen Wei: Conservation genetics of red pandas in the wild


• Part III: Synthesis


• 30: David W. Macdonald, Chris Newman, and Lauren A. Harrington: Beneath the umbrella: Conservation out of the limelight

About the author

David Macdonald is the founder and Director of the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit at Oxford University, Senior Research Fellow in Wildlife Conservation at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, and Professor of Wildlife Conservation at the University of Oxford. A recent survey by BBC Wildlife magazine listed him amongst the ten most influential living conservationists. He won the 2005 Dawkins Prize for Conservation and has published over 600 refereed papers on aspects of mammalian behaviour, ecology, and conservation. In 2006 he was awarded the American Society of Mammalogists Merriam Award for scientific contributions to mammalogy and, in 2007, the equivalent gold medal from the British Mammal Society. In 2007 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. David is also known for his books and television documentaries, and has twice been awarded the Natural History Author of the Year.

Chris Newman joined the WildCRU in 1991. He is the co-ordinator for the WildCRUs Badger Project, specialising in life-history evolution and the effects of climate change and disease on population dynamics. His work is highly inter-disciplinary, drawing together insights from demography, animal behaviour, physiology, genetics and parasitology to synthesise new ideas and comprehensive approaches to understand wildlife biology. He collaborates extensively with other researchers internationally, particularly in Asia, and is an author of over 100 peer reviewed papers and book chapters. As a former Earthwatch Principal Investigator, he is also an advocate of public and corporate participation in conservation initiatives. Chris is the Mammals Officer for the Zoology Departments Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Board. Outside of academia, he manages 350 acres of Forest Stewardship Council certified woodland in Nova Scotia, Canada, including 16 acres growing Haskap berries.

Lauren Harrington has worked with a number of mustelid species that include the most endangered mustelid, once extinct in the wild the black-footed ferret, and the most widespread invasive mustelid the American mink. She developed a passion for mustelids during long nights spent on the prairies of Wyoming and Montana radio-tracking some of the first captive-bred black-footed ferrets to be released into the wild. Lauren has been a member of the WildCRU since 1996, and has published a number of refereed papers on diverse topics, including diving behaviour of mink, interactions and coexistence between small carnivores, wildlife management, and reintroduction, focusing predominantly on UK species. Lauren formerly served as an Independent Monitoring Partner for the trial release of beavers in Scotland, and is currently a member of the IUCN Otter Specialist Group.

Summary

This is the first specific coverage of musteloid conservation biology, written and edited by world-renowned specialists in the field.

Additional text

the overall effect is one of coherence, clarity and a wealth of evidence-based knowledge. This text will be of fundamental and lasting value to all musteloid researchers and graduate students. It is also likely to be of use to those interested in the ecology and conservation of carnivores and the management of wildlife.

Product details

• Authors: David (Director Macdonald
• Assisted by: Lauren A. Harrington (Editor), Lauren A. (Senior Researcher Harrington (Editor), David (Director Macdonald (Editor), David W. Macdonald (Editor), Macdonald David (Editor), Chris Newman (Editor), Christopher Newman (Editor), Christopher (Senior Research Associate Newman (Editor), Newman Christopher (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9780198759805
• ISBN: 978-0-19-875980-5
• No. of pages: 720
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Mammals, NATURE / Animals / Mammals, Biodiversity, Conservation of wildlife & habitats, Conservation of wildlife and habitats, Zoology: Mammals, Zoology: mammals (mammalogy)