01953nam a2200205 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902000220006002400350008210000250011724500830014226000530022530000110027852013650028965000130165465300130166770000270168070000190170770000210172619748552014-01-03 2013 bl uuuu 00u1 u #d a978-1-4614-3999-87 a10.1007/978-1-4614-4000-02DOI1 aMOREIRA, J. R. de A. aCapybarabbiology, use and conservation of an exceptional neotropical species. aNew York: Springer Science; Business Mediac2013 a419 p. aTaxonomy, 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 capybaras; 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 process; 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; Capybaras as a source of protein: utilization and management in Venezuela; Conservation and use of the capybara and the capybara and the lesser capybara in Colombia; Capybara production in Brazil: captive breeding or sustainable management?; Use of capybaras in Argentina; Counting capybaras; Brazilian spotted fever: the role of capybaras; The capybara paradigm: from sociality to sustainability aCapivara aCapybara1 aFERRAZ, K. M. P. M. B.1 aHERRERA, E. A.1 aMACDONALD, D. W.