The Biology and Conservation of Wild Felids.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- List of contributors -- Part I: Reviews -- 1 Dramatis personae: an introduction to the wild felids -- 2 Phylogeny and evolution of cats (Felidae) -- 3 Felid form and function -- 4 Genetic applications in wild felids -- 5 Felid society -- 6 People and wild felids: conservation of cats and management of conflicts -- 7 Many ways of skinning a cat: tools and techniques for studying wild felids -- 8 Felids ex situ: managed programmes, research, and species recovery -- 9 Wild felid diseases: conservation implications and management strategies -- Part II: Case Studies -- 10 Ecology of infectious diseases in Serengeti lions -- 11 African lions on the edge: reserve boundaries as 'attractive sinks' -- 12 Tiger range collapse and recovery at the base of the Himalayas -- 13 Amur tiger: a case study of living on the edge -- 14 An adaptive management approach to trophy hunting of leopards (Panthera pardus): a case study from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa -- 15 Cheetahs and ranchers in Namibia: a case study -- 16 Past, present, and future of cheetahs in Tanzania: their behavioural ecology and conservation -- 17 Jaguars, livestock, and people in Brazil: realities and perceptions behind the conflict -- 18 The ecology of jaguars in the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize -- 19 Snow leopards: conflict and conservation -- 20 Pumas and people: lessons in the landscape of tolerance from a widely distributed felid -- 21 Long-term research on the Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi): historical findings and future obstacles to population persistence -- 22 Reversing cryptic extinction: the history, present, and future of the Scottish wildcat -- 23 The changing impact of predation as a source of conflict between hunters and reintroduced lynx in Switzerland -- 24 Iberian lynx: the uncertain future of a critically endangered cat.

25 Cyclical dynamics and behaviour of Canada lynx in northern Canada -- 26 Black-footed cats ( Felis nigripes) and African wildcats ( Felis silvestris): a comparison of two small felids from South African arid lands -- 27 Ocelot ecology and its effect on the small-felid guild in the lowland neotropics -- 28 Highland cats: ecology and conservation of the rare and elusive Andean cat -- Part III: A Conservation Perspective -- 29 Felid futures: crossing disciplines, borders, and generations -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.

This advanced textbook brings together a unique network of the world's most respected and knowledgeable experts to provide a review of the biology and conservation of wild felids, and detailed case-studies from species investigations worldwide.

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