Marshall T. Rose
Marshall T.Rose is the prime mover of the BEEP Protocol.Marshall formerly held the position of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)area director for network management,one of a dozen individuals who oversaw the Internet's standardization process.He is responsible for the design,specification,and implementation of several Internet-standard technologies and is the author of over 60 of the Internet's requests for comment (RFCs)and several professional texts.Rose received a Ph.D.in information and computer science from the University of California,Irvine,in 1984.
The animal on the cover of BEEP:The Definitive Guide is a coyote, a name derived from the Aztec coyotl. Its Latin name, Canis latrans, means "barking dog"-a tribute to its reputation as one of the most vocal mammals in North America. The coyote howls and yips to communicate with family members and to signal its presence to other coyotes. The coyote is the most widely distributed large predator in North America. Its amazing adaptability has led to the coyote's being one of the few mammals whose range is increasing in spite of human encroachment. Although a native of the American desert and plains, the coyote's range now includes Alaska's North Slope, the Guatemalan highlands, and the forests of New England. Extermination of the wolf in central and northern America significantly aided the coyote's spread.
The coyote's eating habits are as versatile as its habitats. Primarily carnivorous (90% of their diet), coyotes consume large amounts of carrion if fresh meat isn't available. They also eat birds, snakes, leaves, seeds, fruits, vegetables, and garbage.
Coyotes are intelligent and wily hunters. They sometimes form "hunting partnerships" with the badger-he coyote locating rodents with its keen sense of smell and the badger digging them up with its powerful claws. The partners then share the catch.
The coyote continues to threaten livestock herds, as well as family pets.On the other hand, with pelts valued at about $17 each, coyotes face even greater threats from hunters.