Capybara : Biology, Use and Conservation of an Exceptional Neotropical Species /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
2013.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2013. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.