Behavioral Ecology and Conservation Biology

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In the last few years, a handful of behavioural ecologists, increasingly concerned about species losses, have begun to address issues in conservation biology. Using data collected in the course of their fieldwork on mating systems, foraging behaviour, or habitat preferences, or simply by working on an endangered species, they have started to apply their findings to models of population growth and effective population size, hands-on management, and developing conservation strategies. In short, this edited volume formally links behavioural ecology and conservation biology for the first time; covers a wide range of vertebrate taxa and discusses both theoretical and practical conservation problems and gives management recommendations.