Capybara : biology, use and conservation of an exceptional neotropical species / / José Roberto Moreira |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Springer, 2012, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (423 p.) |
Disciplina |
599.35/9
599.359 |
Altri autori (Persone) | MoreiraJosé Roberto |
Soggetto topico |
Capybara
Rodents |
ISBN |
1-283-62361-7
9786613936066 1-4614-4000-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910437614603321 |
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Effects of centrifuge diameter & operation on rodent adaptation to chronic centrifugation [[electronic resource] ] : final report, NAG2-795 / / principal investigator, Charles A. Fuller |
Autore | Fuller Charles A |
Edizione | [[Redacted ed.]] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, DC] : , : [National Aeronautics and Space Administration], , [1997] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource : illustrations |
Collana | [NASA contractor report] |
Soggetto topico |
Physiological responses
Rodents Body temperature Food intake Water consumption Telemetry Centrifuging Body fluids Ingestion |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Effects of centrifuge diameter & operation on rodent adaptation to chronic centrifugation |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910697279203321 |
Fuller Charles A
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Rodents / / edited by Loth S Mulungu |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : IntechOpen, , 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (80 pages) |
Disciplina | 599.35 |
Soggetto topico | Rodents |
ISBN | 1-83962-827-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910490745703321 |
London, England : , : IntechOpen, , 2021 | ||
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Rodents / / edited by Loth S. Mulungu |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : IntechOpen, , 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (80 pages) |
Disciplina | 599.35 |
Soggetto topico | Rodents |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910688334103321 |
London : , : IntechOpen, , 2021 | ||
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Rodents [[electronic resource] ] : habitat, pathology and environmental impact / / Alfeo Triunveri and Desi Scalise, editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (208 p.) |
Disciplina | 599.35 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
TriunveriAlfeo
ScaliseDesi |
Collana | Animal science, issues, and professions |
Soggetto topico |
Rodents
Rodents - Ecology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-61470-904-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452944003321 |
Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science, 2012 | ||
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Rodents [[electronic resource] ] : habitat, pathology and environmental impact / / Alfeo Triunveri and Desi Scalise, editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (208 p.) |
Disciplina | 599.35 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
TriunveriAlfeo
ScaliseDesi |
Collana | Animal science, issues, and professions |
Soggetto topico |
Rodents
Rodents - Ecology |
ISBN | 1-61470-904-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779622803321 |
Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science, 2012 | ||
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Rodents [[electronic resource] ] : habitat, pathology and environmental impact / / Alfeo Triunveri and Desi Scalise, editors |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (208 p.) |
Disciplina | 599.35 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
TriunveriAlfeo
ScaliseDesi |
Collana | Animal science, issues, and professions |
Soggetto topico |
Rodents
Rodents - Ecology |
ISBN | 1-61470-904-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- RODENTSHABITAT, PATHOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT -- ANIMAL SCIENCE, ISSUES AND PROFESSIONS -- RODENTSHABITAT, PATHOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER 1. RODENTS IN URBAN ECOSYSTEMS OF RUSSIA AND THE USA -- ABSTRACT -- TERMINOLOGY AND DIFFERENCES IN TERMS BETWEEN WESTERN AND RUSSIAN LITERATURES -- SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS OF URBAN TERRITORIES AS AN ENVIRONMENT FOR RODENTS -- BIOLOGICAL TRAITS OF URBAN RODENTS -- NORWAY RATS -- BLACK RATS -- HOUSE MICE -- WILD RODENTS WITHIN URBAN TERRITORIES -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 2. EXTRINSIC AND INTRINSIC FACTORS OF REGULATION OF REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL IN THE WATER VOLE (ARVICOLA AMPHIBIUS) POPULATION FROM WESTERN SIBERIA -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- POPULATION REGULATION IN REPRODUCTIVE SEASON -- Materal and Methods -- Results and Discussion -- WINTER FACTORS OF POPULATION REGULATION -- Material and Methods -- Results and Discussion -- CONCLUSION -- ACNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 3. RODENTS AND SPACE: WHAT BEHAVIOR DO WE STUDY UNDER SEMI-NATURAL AND LABORATORY CONDITIONS? -- INTRODUCTION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 4. PROECHIMYS: A RODENT STILL POORLY UNDERSTOOD -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- PROECHIMYS TAXONOMY -- PROECHIMYS: POTENTIAL RESERVOIR OF DISEASES -- PROECHIMYS RODENTS AND NEUROSCIENCE -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 5. NICHE OVERLAP AND RESOURCE PARTITIONING AMONG THREE URBAN RODENT SPECIES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- Study Area -- Data Collection -- Data Analysis -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 6. HELMINTH PARASITES OF HYDROMYINE RODENTS FROM THE ISLAND OF NEW GUINEA -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MURIDAE -- HELMINTHS -- ACANTHOCEPHALA -- PLATYHELMINTHES -- NEMATODA -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES.
CHAPTER 7. RODENT MANAGEMENT IN ANIMAL FARMS BY ANTICOAGULANT RODENTICIDES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- NON-LETHAL MANAGEMENT -- FAST-ACTING RODENTICIDES -- SLOW-ACTING RODENTICIDES: THE ANTICOAGULANTS -- RODENTICIDE FORMULATIONS -- BAIT CONTAINERS -- FOOD AVAILABILITY AND CONTROL EFFICACY -- SOCIAL DOMINANCE AND CONTROL EFFICACY -- Control Success Assessment -- (A) Live Trapping -- (B) Tracking -- (C) Rodent Droppings -- (D) Re-Opened Hole Census -- (E) Food Consumption -- TESTING COMMERCIAL FORMULATIONS -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 8. SUSTAINED AGRICULTURE: THE NEED TO MANAGE RODENT DAMAGE -- INTRODUCTION -- THE NATURE OF RODENTS -- RODENT DAMAGE AND THE SPECIES CAUSING DAMAGE -- LEVELS OF RODENT DAMAGE -- MONITORING RODENT POPULATIONS -- CHALLENGES TO MANAGING RODENT DAMAGE AND POPULATIONS -- POPULATION MANAGEMENT OF RODENTS -- ECOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS: PHYSICAL AND BIOTIC ENVIRONMENT -- INFLUENCING FOOD AND SHELTER TO REDUCE RODENT POPULATIONS OR DAMAGE -- EXCLUSION OF RODENTS FROM AREAS OR RESOURCES -- INFLUENCE OF LAND USES, MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON RODENT POPULATIONS -- DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS -- RESEARCH NEEDS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816819703321 |
Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science, 2012 | ||
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