Front Matter....Pages i-xv
An Introduction to the Carnivora....Pages 1-9
Front Matter....Pages 11-13
Acoustic Communication by Fissiped Carnivores....Pages 14-56
The Role of Odor in the Social Lives of Carnivores....Pages 57-88
Behavioral Development of Terrestrial Carnivores....Pages 89-124
The Comparative Behavioral Ecology of Hyenas: The Importance of Diet and Food Dispersion....Pages 125-142
Intraspecific Variation in Canid Social Systems....Pages 143-163
The Mating Tactics and Spacing Patterns of Solitary Carnivores....Pages 164-182
Carnivore Group Living: Comparative Trends....Pages 183-207
Back Matter....Pages 13-13
Front Matter....Pages 209-210
The Feeding Ecology of Giant Pandas and Asiatic Black Bears in the Tangjiahe Reserve, China....Pages 212-241
Adaptations for Aquatic Living by Carnivores....Pages 242-282
Ecological Constraints on Predation by Large Felids....Pages 283-301
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Small Size to Weasels, Mustela Species....Pages 302-334
Basal Rate of Metabolism, Body Size, and Food Habits in the Order Carnivora....Pages 335-354
Patterns of Energy Output During Reproduction in Carnivores....Pages 355-378
Back Matter....Pages 210-211
Front Matter....Pages 379-380
Locomotor Adaptations by Carnivores....Pages 382-409
Carnivore Dental Adaptations and Diet: A Study of Trophic Diversity within Guilds....Pages 410-436
The Physiology and Evolution of Delayed Implantation in Carnivores....Pages 437-464
Molecular and Biochemical Evolution of the Carnivora....Pages 465-494
The Phylogeny of the Recent Carnivora....Pages 495-535
Fossil History of the Terrestrial Carnivora....Pages 536-568
Back Matter....Pages 381-381
Back Matter....Pages 569-620