Emmanuel Do Linh San - Small Carnivores: Evolution, Ecology, Behaviour, and Conservation

1. Chapter 1
2. Chapter 2
3. Chapter 3
4. Chapter 4
5. Chapter 5
6. Chapter 6
7. Chapter 7
8. Chapter 8
9. Chapter 9
10. Chapter 10
11. Chapter 11
12. Chapter 12
13. Chapter 13
14. Chapter 14
15. Chapter 15
16. Chapter 16
17. Chapter 17
18. Chapter 18
19. Chapter 19
20. Chapter 20
21. Chapter 23

1. Chapter 1
2. Chapter 2
3. Chapter 3
4. Chapter 4
5. Chapter 5
6. Chapter 6
7. Chapter 7
8. Chapter 8
9. Chapter 9
10. Chapter 10
11. Chapter 11
12. Chapter 12
13. Chapter 13
14. Chapter 14
15. Chapter 15
16. Chapter 16
17. Chapter 17
18. Chapter 18
19. Chapter 19
20. Chapter 20
21. Chapter 21
22. Chapter 22
23. Chapter 23

Edited by

Emmanuel Do Linh San

University of Fort Hare

Alice, South Africa

Jun J. Sato

Fukuyama University

Fukuyama, Japan

Jerrold L. Belant

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI, USA

Michael J. Somers

University of Pretoria

Pretoria, South Africa

This edition first published 2022
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Library of Congress CataloginginPublication Data

Names: Do Linh San, Emmanuel, editor.
Title: Small carnivores : evolution, ecology, behaviour, and conservation / edited by Emmanuel Do Linh San, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa, Jun J. Sato, Fukayama University, Fukayama, Japan, Jerrold L. Belant, State University of New York, Syracuse, USA, Michael J. Somers, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Description: First edition. | Hoboken, NJ : WileyBlackwell, 2022. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021041751 (print) | LCCN 2021041752 (ebook) | ISBN 9781118943281 (cloth) | ISBN 9781118943250 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781118943267 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Carnivora.
Classification: LCC QL737.C2 S534 2022 (print) | LCC QL737.C2 (ebook) | DDC 599.7dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021041751
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021041752

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Cover Image: Courtesy of Emmanuel Do Linh San

This book is dedicated to the memory of Professor Anne Rasa (19402020), ethologist and pioneerin the study of social small carnivores.

Source: Photo South African Tourism.

Etienne Franois AkomoOkoue
Institut de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale, CENAREST, Libreville, Gabon

Chieko Ando
Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Vonjy Andrianjakarivelo
Wildlife Conservation Society Madagascar Program, WCS Makira Antseranamborondolo, Maroantsetra, Madagascar

Alessandro Balestrieri
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

Colleen M. Begg
Niassa Carnivore Project, The Ratel Trust, Rondebosch, South Africa

Keith S. Begg
Niassa Carnivore Project, The Ratel Trust, Rondebosch, South Africa

Jerrold L. Belant
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA

Jennifer A. Bohrman
Department of Biology and Natural Resources, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD, USA

Emily A. Bricker
Department of Biology and Natural Resources, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD, USA

Christina D. Buesching
Department of Biology, The University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, Canada

Latitia Buisson
CNRS, UMR 5245 EcoLab (Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement), Toulouse, France
INP, UPS, EcoLab, Universit de Toulouse, Toulouse, France

Andrew W. Byrne
Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Veterinary Sciences Division, Bacteriology Branch, AgriFood and Biosciences Institute, Belfast, UK
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Dublin, Ireland

Diego F. Castillo
Departamento de Biologa, Bioqumica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Baha Blanca, Argentina
GECM, Instituto de Ciencias Biolgicas y Biomdicas del Sur (INBIOSUR), Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS) CONICET, Baha Blanca, Argentina