Biodiversity Stewardship Lab

Lets dialogue about a chapter on endangered species in an upcoming new book from Arizona Press…

Bernal-Stoopen, Packard & Reading. in press

Brad is interested in:  “How does captivity affect the behavior of wolves within their ranking system?”…

Paula is interested in how we might interpret this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJvYCOIBbmo

Here is an interesting news item about a recent article.

“The absence of reward induces inequity aversion in dogs
by:  Friederike Rangea,b,1, Lisa Horna, Zsófia Viranyib,c, and Ludwig Hubera

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97944783

“Dogs Understand Fairness, Get Jealous, Study Finds”
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Callum wants to discuss these questions:

1. What behaviours do canines exhibit that are due to homeostatic needs?

2. What are the greatest behavioural changes between the domestic dog in comparison to its wild relative (the wolf)? Why have these changes come about?

3. What behaviours have kept constant between domesticated dogs and wolfs? Why is this so?

4. What behavioural mechanisms (instinctive and learnt) do domestic dogs use that would be required to survive in the wild?

5. How does a dog’s behaviour differ from the colder times of the year such as winter to the hotter summer months?

6. How does a canine’s behaviour differ with its age, sex and status in the pack?

John is interested in discussing lone wolves and some of the subtle signs we associate with “de-escalation” of conflict in our wolves and dogs. Join us….

What are the factors that influence infant survival in Cotton Top Tamarins (Saguinus oedipus)?

For more details on this completed project….

Lets dialogue about your experiences with inquiry projects on wolves, guided by the workbook in the series Nature’s Partners:  predators, prey & you!…..

Our research teams work on several projects and we like to keep informed of each others activities.  We hope this results in productive cross-fertilization of ideas.