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Author:   José Roberto Moreira ,  Katia Maria P.M.B. Ferraz ,  Emilio A. Herrera ,  David W. Macdonald
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   6.613kg
ISBN:  

9781493900985

ISBN 10:   1493900986
Pages:   422
Publication Date:   21 September 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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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.

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