Prairie Dogs

Communication and Community in an Animal Society

C. N. Slobodchikoff

Bianca S. Perla

Jennifer L. Verdolin

    • Preface
    • 1. Prairie Dogs and the Big Picture
    • 2. The Biology of Prairie Dogs
    • Interlude: Taxonomy and Prairie Dog Taxonomists
    • 3. Social Behavior of Prairie Dogs
    • Interlude: Social Behavior—Trapping Prairie Dogs
    • 4. Communication
    • Interlude: Communication
    • 5. The Population Biology of Prairie Dogs
    • 6. The Ecology of Prairie Dogs
    • Interlude: Vertebrate Species Associated with Prairie Dogs, by Richard Reading
    • 7. Economics: How Much Is a Prairie Dog Worth?
    • Interlude: Prairie Dogs as Pets
    • 8. Prairie Dog Conservation
    • 9. Room to Hope
    • Appendix: Where to See Prairie Dogs
    • Bibliography
    • Index
  • Cover: Prairie Dogs

Con Slobodchikoff is Professor of Biology at Northern Arizona University.

Bianca S. Perla has a doctorate in ecology, College of Forest Resources, University of Washington.

Jennifer Verdolin is a postdoctoral researcher at SUNY Stony Brook.