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

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Moreira, José Roberto. (Editor ), Ferraz, Katia Maria P.M.B. (Editor ), Herrera, Emilio A. (Editor ), Macdonald, David W. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
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505 0 |a 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. 
650 0 |a Conservation biology. 
650 0 |a Ecology . 
650 0 |a Animal ecology. 
650 0 |a Wildlife. 
650 0 |a Fish. 
650 1 4 |a Conservation Biology/Ecology. 
650 2 4 |a Animal Ecology. 
650 2 4 |a Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management. 
700 1 |a Moreira, José Roberto.  |e editor. 
700 1 |a Ferraz, Katia Maria P.M.B.  |e editor. 
700 1 |a Herrera, Emilio A.  |e editor. 
700 1 |a Macdonald, David W.  |e editor. 
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