Wang, Xiaoming, 1957-

Dogs : their fossil relatives and evolutionary history / Xiaoming Wang, Richard H. Tedford ; illustrations by Mauricio Antòn. - New York : Columbia University Press, c2008. - viii, 219 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-207) and index.

Methods of study and the place of dogs in nature -- The origin of canids and other doglike carnivorous mammals -- Diversity: who is who in the dog family -- Anatomy and function: how the parts work -- Hunting and social activity -- Changing environments and canid evolution -- Going places: braving new worlds -- Domestic dogs.

9780231135283 (cloth : alk. paper : alk. paper) 0231135289 (cloth : alk. paper : alk. paper) 9780231509435 (e-book) 023150943X (e-book)

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GBA858868 bnb

014595611 Uk


Dogs.
Canis, Fossil.
Dogs--Evolution.

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