Javelinas and other peccaries : their biology, management, and use /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
©1997.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Series: | The W.L. Moody, Jr., natural history series ;
no. 21 |
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| Online Access: | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=18207 |
Table of Contents:
- Part I. The three living species
- An introduction to peccaries
- External morphology; size and general description
- Anatomy
- Physiology and genetics
- Part II. The collared peccary or javelina
- Distribution, habitats, and adaptability
- Diet and nutrition
- Reproduction
- Causes of natural mortality
- Population dynamics
- General behavior
- Social behavior: the herd
- Communication by scent and sound
- Part III. White-lipped and chacoan peccaries
- The white-lipped peccary
- The chacoan peccary
- Part IV. Peccaries and people
- Peccaries and Native Americans
- The collared peccary in the southwestern United States
- Peccaries in a changing environment
- Conservation and management
- Epilogue
- Appendix managing agencies in the United States.