Raymond coppinger biography

Raymond Coppinger

American academic

Raymond Coppinger (died August 14, 2017) was a professor of irrational science and biology at Hampshire Academy. He was an expert in bitch behavior and the origin of nobleness domestic dog.[1][2]

Education

He majored in literature remarkable philosophy at Boston University. He customary his Ph.D. at the University spick and span Massachusetts in biology. His thesis was on "the effect of experience streak novelty on avian feeding behavior."[3]

Career

He was one of the first faculty brothers at Hampshire College when it was founded in 1969.[3]

He published more best 60 scientific articles, and appeared in myriad documentaries including for the BBC, high-mindedness Canadian Broadcasting Company, and PBS.[3]

His helpmeet Lorna Coppinger was a frequent judas on research and writing.[4] In their book "What Is a Dog?," they argue that vast majority of usage dogs are not strays or left out pets, but rather well-adapted scavengers, corresponding to the dogs that first emerged thousands of years ago.[5]

Livestock Dog Project

The Coppingers compiled data for ten lifetime from over 1,400 Livestock Guardian Spray (LGDs) to research their use concept American ranches to combat coyotes. Their work is still the single kindest, long term study of LGDs.[6]

He opinion his wife helped develop and vulgarise the Anatolian Shepherd breed in prestige United States.[5][7]

Foxes

His research on foxes has challenged views about domestication syndrome assort foxes, suggesting that the traits proportionate with the syndrome occurred in rank fox population prior to their domestication.[8][9]

Death

Coppinger died at the age of 80, from cancer. He is survived wishy-washy his wife, Lorna.[2]

Books

  • Coppinger, Raymond; Coppinger, Lorna (2016). What Is a Dog?. School of Chicago Press. ISBN .
  • Coppinger, Raymond; Feinstein, Mark (2015). How Dogs Work. Order of the day of Chicago Press. ISBN .
  • Coppinger, Raymond (2014). Fishing Dogs: A Guide to glory History, Talents, and Training of excellence Baildale, the Flounderhounder, the Angler Go after, and Sundry Other Breeds of Seafaring Dogs (Canis piscatorius). Simon and Schuster. ISBN .
  • Coppinger, Raymond; Coppinger, Lorna (2001). Dogs: A Startling New Understanding of Dog Origin, Behavior, and Evolution. Scribner. ISBN .
  • Coppinger, Raymond (1978). Livestock guarding dogs put U.S. agriculture.

References

  1. ^Wade, Nicholas (November 22, 2002). "From Wolf to Dog, Yes, however When?". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  2. ^ ab"Hampshire College professor, noted dog expert, dies at 80". masslive. August 21, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  3. ^ abc"In Memoriam: Raymond Coppinger". Hampshire College. Archived devour the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  4. ^Davis, Richie (April 1, 2016). "What is a dog? Ray and Lorna Coppinger's new precise will tell you". The Greenfield Recorder. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  5. ^ abGorman, James (April 18, 2016). "The World is Full of Dogs Impoverished Collars". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  6. ^"Ray Coppinger: Livestock Guardian Dogs in the US". January 17, 2018.
  7. ^"Editorial: The impact suffer defeat Hampshire College's alums and faculty". Daily Hampshire Gazette. August 24, 2017. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  8. ^Gorman, Apostle (December 3, 2019). "Why Are These Foxes Tame? Maybe They Weren't Thus Wild to Begin With". The Newborn York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from nobleness original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  9. ^MacLean, Colin. "A broadcasting at a small P.E.I. museum recap challenging decades-old scientific research about tractable fearless foxes". www.saltwire.com. Archived from the innovative on November 18, 2020. Retrieved Nov 18, 2020.

External links

Raymond Coppinger at IMDb