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Author(s): King, Carolyn M., Powell, Roger A.
ISBN(s): 9780195300567, 0195300564
Edition: 2
File Details: PDF, 4.87 MB
Year: 2006
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 0195300564 
ISBN 13: 9780195300567
Author: Carolyn M King, Roger A Powell

Field naturalists have observed the activities of weasels for centuries. Their descriptions were often accurate but sometimes misinterpreted the animals’ behaviors and underlying explanations for those behaviors. “Organized natural history” became one of the roots of the science of ecology in the 1920s and by the 1960s scientists had begun to study the biology of weasels with all the critical, objective advantages of modern theory and equipment. Until the first edition of this book appeared in 1989 no one had attempted to explain these results to non-specialist naturalists. Now thoroughly revised, this book will continue to be the main one-stop reference for professionals. But both kinds of knowledge are brought together here– observations for the traditional naturalist and rigorous measurements and interpretations for modern scientists, integrated into a single, readable account. This new edition provides a comprehensive summary of the extensive advances over the last 15 years in our knowledge of these fascinating animals. A new U.S.-based co-author reshapes the content to be more U.S.-centric. Stories about North America trappers and backwoodsmen interacting with weasels replace some (not all) of the previous stories about English gamekeepers. These changes permeate the book, so readers familiar with the first edition will recognize some material, but will find a lot that is new. Much less reliable European information quoted in the first edition was there at the time when no better information was available. Now a new NZ chapter focuses on predation problems of the species introduced to that country. This edition, much more than a simple update, is now truly an international treatment and a more valuable resource.

The Natural History of Weasels and Stoats Ecology Behavior and Management 2nd Table of contents:

1 Weaselly Distinguished, Stoatally Different
Weasels in Literature
Another View of the Weasels
The Weasel Family
Common Names
The Evolutionary Origins of the Weasels
Patterns of Postglacial Colonization
Species Diagnoses

2 Hair-Trigger Mouse Traps with Teeth
The General Anatomy of Weasels
The Skeleton
Skull and Teeth
The Senses
Voice
Play
The Consequences of Being Weasel-Shaped

3 Molt and Winter Whitening
The Molt Cycle
Winter Whitening
Robes of State

4 Body Size
The Importance of Being the Right Size
Problems of Measuring Size
Size Variation in the Weasels of the Northern Hemisphere Continents
Size Variation in Weasels on the Northern Hemisphere Islands
Adaptation in Body Size of Stoats Transported to New Zealand

5 Food
Identifying and Interpreting Weasel Diets
Foods of Stoats in North America and Eurasia
Foods of Long-Tailed Weasels in North America
Foods of Common Weasels in Britain and Western Europe
Foods of Least Weasels in North America and Northern Eurasia
Foods of Stoats and Common Weasels Introduced Into New Zealand

6 Hunting Behavior
Target Species
The Kill
Caching
Energy Equations and a Weasel’s Choice of Prey
Activity: Day or Night Hunting?
Body Sizes of Predator and Prey

7 The Impact of Predation by Weasels on Populations of Natural Prey
Problems and Methods of Studying Predation
Weasels in Tundra and Boreal Forests
Weasels in Temperate Farmland and Forest
Responses of Voles to Weasels
Community Dynamics: Predators and Prey Together
Weasels and Other Predators Compared

8 Adjustable Living Spaces
Methods and Problems of Estimating Home Ranges
Home Range in Common Weasels
Home Range in Least Weasels
Home Range in Stoats
Home Range in Long-Tailed Weasels
Scent Communication
The How and Why of Home Ranges

9 Reproduction
The Reproductive Anatomy of Weasels
Mating Behavior in Adults
The Sexual Cycles in Adults
Dens
Development of the Young
Dispersal

10 Populations: Density and Breeding Success
Estimating Density
Variations in Weasel Density
Demographic Control of Density of Stoats
Density Variation in Common Weasels
Density Variation in Least Weasels
Density Variation in Long-Tailed Weasels

11 Populations: Survival and Mortality
Methods of Age Determination
Frequency Distributions of Age Classes
Life Tables
Survival of Stoats
Survival in Longtails
Survival in Common Weasels
Sex Ratio
Predators of Weasels
Parasites and Diseases of Weasels

12 Human Attitudes to Weasels in Their Native Environments
Weasels and Wild Birds
Weasels as Pests of Game Birds
Weasels and the Control of Pest Mammals
Protection for Weasels?

13 Stoats as Introduced Pests in New Zealand
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Historic Extinctions
Stoats and the Contemporary Bird Fauna
Control of Stoats in New Zealand
Community Restoration

14 Puzzles: Sexual Dimorphism, Delayed Implantation, and Coexistence among Weasel Species
How Size Affects Population Dynamics
Sexual Dimorphism
Delayed Implantation
Competition and Coexistence among Weasel Species

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