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Author:   Oded Berger-Tal (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel) ,  David Saltz (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Volume:   21
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.760kg
ISBN:  

9781107040106

ISBN 10:   1107040108
Pages:   402
Publication Date:   05 May 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of contributors; Preface; Part I. The Integration of Two Disciplines: Conservation and Behavioral Ecology: 1. Introduction: the whys and the hows of conservation behavior Oded Berger-Tal and David Saltz; 2. Evolution and conservation behavior John P. Swaddle; 3. Learning and conservation behavior: an introduction and overview Zachary Schakner and Daniel T. Blumstein; Part II. Anthropogenic Impacts on Animal Behavior and their Implications for Conservation and Management: 4. Behavioral rigidity in the face of rapid anthropogenic changes Oded Berger-Tal and David Saltz; 5. Anthropogenic impacts on behavior: the pros and cons of plasticity Daniel I. Rubenstein; Part III. Behavior-Based Management: Using Behavioral Knowledge to Improve Conservation and Management Efforts: 6. The role of animal sensory perception in behavior-based management Esteban Fernández-Juricic; 7. Behavior-based contributions to reserve design and management Colleen Cassady St Clair, Rob Found, Aditya Gangadharan and Maureen Murray; 8. Behavior-based management: conservation translocations Ben D. Bell; 9. From individual behavior to population viability, implications for conservation and management Carmen Bessa-Gomes and François Sarrazin; 10. Manipulating animal behavior to ensure reintroduction success Debra M. Shier; Part IV. Behavioral Indicators: 11. Direct behavioral indicators as a conservation and management tool Burt P. Kotler, Douglas W. Morris and Joel S. Brown; 12. Indirect behavioral indicators and their uses in conservation and management Oded Berger-Tal and David Saltz; Index.

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'This volumes takes a comprehensive and practical look at a crucial question in wildlife conservation ... [it] has a very practical feel throughout ... [and] every chapter is exceptionally rich in practical examples, with useful citations that form classic case studies of the principle involved. ... [The volume is] rigorous and detailed, yet readable, and will appeal to a wide audience.' Arik Kershenbaum, The Quarterly Review of Biology

'This volumes takes a comprehensive and practical look at a crucial question in wildlife conservation ... [it] has a very practical feel throughout ... [and] every chapter is exceptionally rich in practical examples, with useful citations that form classic case studies of the principle involved. ... [The volume is] rigorous and detailed, yet readable, and will appeal to a wide audience.' Arik Kershenbaum, The Quarterly Review of Biology 'This volumes takes a comprehensive and practical look at a crucial question in wildlife conservation ... [it] has a very practical feel throughout ... [and] every chapter is exceptionally rich in practical examples, with useful citations that form classic case studies of the principle involved. ... [The volume is] rigorous and detailed, yet readable, and will appeal to a wide audience.' Arik Kershenbaum, The Quarterly Review of Biology

Author Information

Oded Berger-Tal is a senior lecturer at the Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology of Ben Gurion University, Israel. His research centers upon the integration of behavioral ecology into wildlife conservation and management. David Saltz is Professor of Conservation Biology at the Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, and the director of the Swiss Institute for Desert Energy and Environmental Research of Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. His research focuses on wildlife conservation and management.

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