Coppinger, Raymond, <br/><br/>
What is a dog? 
Raymond Coppinger and Lorna Coppinger ; foreword by Alan M. Beck. 
 - xvii, 257 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :  illustrations (some color) ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>About dogs. What is a dog? ; The world is full of village dogs ; Why do village dogs all look alike? ; What is a niche? -- Behavioral ecology. Behavioral ecology of dogs ; The cost of building a dog ; The cost of feeding a dog ; The cost of reproduction ; Avoiding hazards and their costs -- That special relationship between people and dogs. The symbiotic relationship ; Dogs adopt people (and other animals) ; People adopt dogs ; People breed special dogs ; Breed genes stray into the village dog population ; Dog genes stray back into the wild -- Summary. Where and why are all these dogs? ; What should we do, if anything, with all the dogs? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780226127941 (cloth : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2015031906 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Dogs.<br/>Dogs--Behavior.<br/>Human-animal relationships.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>SF422.5  / .C66 2016 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>636.7