Dog days, raven nights / John Marzluff and Colleen Marzluff ; original linocut illustrations by Evon Zerbetz ; foreword by Bernd Heinrich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marzluff, John M.

Contributor:

Marzluff, John M.

Marzluff, Colleen.

Zerbetz, Evon, 1960-

Heinrich, Bernd.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marzluff, John M.

Marzluff, Colleen.

Corvus corax--Behavior.

Corvus corax.

Corvus corax--Psychology.

Corvus corax--Research--Maine.

Social behavior in animals.

Dogs.

Physical Description:

xxi, 323 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Twenty years ago, fresh out of graduate school and recently married, John and Colleen Marzluff left Arizona for a small cabin in the mountains of western Maine. Their mission: to conduct the first-ever extensive study of the winter ecology of the Common Raven under the tutelage of biologist Bernd Heinrich.Drawing on field notes and personal diaries, they vividly and eloquently chronicle their three-year endeavor to research a mysterious and often misunderstood bird-assembling a gigantic aviary, climbing sentry trees, building bird blinds in the forest, capturing and sustaining 300 ravens as study subjects, and enduring harsh Maine winters in pursuit of their goal. They also shared the unique challenges and joys of raising, training, and racing the sled dogs that assisted them in their work.Accompanied by Evon Zerbetz's lovely linocut illustrations, Dog Days, Raven Nights is a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at the adventures of field science and an insightful exploration of the nature of relationships, both animal and human.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Cast Of Characters, Lay of the Land

One. Can You Make a Living from a Love of Natural Science?

Two. Stocking the Aviary

Three. Torture in the Hut

Four. Raven Nights

Five. Torment on the Trail

Six. Becoming Parents

Seven. Dog Days

Eight. A Second Winter of Ravens

Nine. Dating and Mating

Ten. Radio Waves

Eleven. Moving On

Twelve. Twenty Years Later

Appendix 1. A Schematic Chronology of Our Aviary Research

Appendix 2. The Natural Histories of Dogs and Ravens

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613057921

9781283057929

1283057921

9780300171754

0300171757

OCLC:

709596536