The Dingo debate : origins, behaviour and conservation / editor Bradley Smith ; with contributions by Rob Appleby [and five others] ; cover design by James Kelly.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smith, Bradley, editor.

Appleby, Rob, contributor.

Kelly, James, cover designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dingo--Australia.

Dingo.

Dingo--Origin.

Dingo--Behavior.

Dingo--Effect of human beings on.

Dingo--Folklore.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Place of Publication:

Clayton South, Australia : CSIRO Publishing, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Explores the intriguing and relatively unknown story of Australia's most controversial animal, the dingo.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; 1 Characteristics of the Australian dingo (Canis dingo Meyer, 1793); Classification: Canis lupus dingo, Canis familiaris dingo or Canis dingo?; First documented observations of the dingo; General description; Physical description; Body measurements; Coat colours and genetics; The role of the dingo in developing Australian dog breeds; Differences between dingoes and domestic dogs and their usefulness in determining dingo purity; Conclusion; 2 Biology and behaviour of the dingo; Habitat, distribution and hybridisation; Home range

Social organisation and population regulationReproductive activity and parental behaviour; Birth, growth and development of puppies; Communication among dingoes; Dingo diet and hunting strategy; Conclusion; 3 The origin and ancestry of the dingo; When did the dingo arrive in Australia?; A dingo-driven revolution? A time of significant change in Australia; Seafaring people and their dogs; Early origin and ancestry theories according to morphological comparisons; Modern dingo origin and ancestry theories according to molecular biology; Conclusion

4 The role of dingoes in Indigenous Australian lifestyle, culture and spiritualityWhat should we call it?; Attitudes towards dogs and dingoes; The spiritual dingo; Raising puppies; Hunting assistants: help or hindrance?; Dingoes as dinner; A general nuisance; Security guards; 'Three-dog night'; Dingo clothing; Campsite cleaners; Was the dingo domesticated in Australia?; Conclusion; 5 Dingo-human conflict: attacks on livestock; A history of conflict; Economic costs and other impacts of wild dog depredation; Type of livestock; The role of lethal control in preventing losses

Alternatives to lethal control and eradicationModifying dingo behaviour; Conclusion; Colour plates; 6 Dingo-human conflict: attacks on humans; The death of Azaria Chamberlain; Apportioning blame in attacks: who is responsible?; Dingoes on Fraser Island; Managing interactions between dingoes and humans; Conclusion; 7 Chasing the yellow dog's tale: the science of studying dingoes; Examples of dingo research in action; The challenges of studying dingoes; Ethics, legislation and dingo research; Non-invasive methods; Invasive field methods; Tracking dingo movements; The future of dingo research

Conclusion8 An ecological view of the dingo; The dingo versus marsupial carnivores; Do dingoes limit populations of prey?; Dingoes, mesopredators and prey; Trophic cascades; Controversies and uncertainties; Conclusion; 9 Dingo intelligence: a dingo's brain is sharper than its teeth; Cunning or clever?; Intelligence; On the hunt; Studying dingo cognition in captivity; Did anyone call a locksmith?; A dingo that sets his own table; Reactions to the death of a pup; Cognition under the microscope; Nothing gets between a dingo and its dinner; I don't need your help!; Do dingoes get the point?

Conclusion

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 24, 2015).

ISBN:

9781486300310

1486300316

9781486300303

1486300308