Capybara Biology, Use and Conservation of an Exceptional Neotropical Species /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Moreira, José Roberto (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Ferraz, Katia Maria P.M.B (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Herrera, Emilio A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Macdonald, David W. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Animal ecology.; Conservation biology.; Ecology.; Wildlife.; Fish.; Life Sciences.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Animal Ecology.; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management.

Capybaras are not merely unusual, they are extraordinary. It is widely known that they are the largest living rodent (c. 50kg), but it is less well known that their biology is exceptional in many other regards, as documented in this book, Capybara: Biology, Use and Conservation of an Exceptional Neo...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Foreword
• Preface
• Part I: Biology, Ecology and Evolution
• Taxonomy, natural history and distribution of the capybara
• Paleontology, evolution and systematics of capybara
• Phylogenetics of Caviomorph rodents and genetic perspectives on the evolution of sociality and mating systems in the Caviidae
• Foraging strategies and feeding habits of capybaras
• Capybara digestive adaptations
• Reproductive morphology and physiology of the male capybara
• Morphology and reproductive physiology of female capybaras
• Capybara demographic traits
• Diseases of capybara
• Capybara scent glands and scent-marking behavior
• Capybara social behavior and use of space: patterns and processes
• Part II: Production
• Products and uses of capybaras
• Confined and semi-confined production systems for capybaras
• Social and spatial relationships of capybaras in a semi-confined production system
• Feeds and nutrition of farmed capybaras
• The impact of management practices on female capybara reproductive parameters in captivity
• The sustainable management of capybaras
• Part III: Conservation
• Capybaras as a source of protein: utilization and management in Venezuela
• Conservation and use of the capybara and the lesser capybara in Colombia
• Capybara production in Brazil: captive breeding or sustainable management?
• Capybaras use in Argentina
• Counting capybaras
• Brazilian spotted fever: the role of capybaras
• The capybara paradigm: from sociality to sustainability
• Index.