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9781461440000
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The capybara is the neotropical mammal with the highest potential for production and domestication. Amongst the favorable characteristics for domestication we can list its high prolificacy, rapid growth rate, a herbivorous diet, social behavior and relative tameness. The genus (with only two species) is found from the Panama Canal to the north of Argentina on the east of the Andes. Chile is the only country in South America where the capybara is not found. The species is eaten all over its range, especially by poor, rural and traditional communities engaged in subsistence hunting. On the other hand, in large urban settlements wildlife is consumed by city dwellers as a delicacy. The sustainable management of capybara in the wild has been adopted by some South American countries, while others have encouraged capybara rearing in captivity.
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Capybara; Foreword; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Part I: Biology, Ecology and Evolution; Chapter 1: Taxonomy, Natural History and Distribution of the Capybara; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Taxonomic History of the Capybara; 1.3 Natural History of the Capybara; 1.3.1 Ecological and Life History Characteristics; 1.4 Geographic Distribution; 1.4.1 Panama: Northern Limit of Hydrochoerus isthmius; 1.4.2 Colombia; 1.4.3 Venezuela; 1.4.4 Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana; 1.4.5 Brazil; 1.4.5.1 Distribution in Northeastern Brazil; 1.4.6 Ecuador; 1.4.7 Peru; 1.4.8 Bolivia
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1.4.9 Distribution in the Gran Chaco Region1.4.10 Paraguay; 1.4.11 Uruguay; 1.4.12 Argentina; 1.4.12.1 Central Distribution (Provinces of Santiago del Estero and Córdoba); 1.4.12.2 Buenos Aires Province: Southernmost Limit of Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris; 1.5 Final Comments; References; Chapter 2: Paleontology, Evolution and Systematics of Capybara; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Origin and Early Radiation of South American Hystricognath Rodents; Box 2.1Different Types of Mammalian Teeth; 2.3 Divergence of the Hydrochoeridae; Box 2.2Proposed Relationships Among the Cavioidea
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2.4 Geographic Distribution of Fossil Capybaras2.5 Dental Structure and Its Bearing on the Systematics of Capybaras; 2.5.1 Dental Structure; Box 2.3Speci fi c Nomenclature of the Occlusal Morphology of Capybara Cheek Teeth; 2.5.2 Morphological Tooth Variation and Ontogenetic Trajectories; 2.5.2.1 Wide Rostrum Versus Narrow Rostrum: Cardiatherium paranense Versus Cardiatherium orientalis; 2.5.2.2 The Case of the Early Pliocene Capybaras; 2.5.2.3 Kerodon as a Hydrochoerid; 2.5.3 Macrosystematics of Hydrochoeridae; 2.6 Paleobiology; Appendix 1 Capybara Revised Taxonomy; References
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Chapter 3: Phylogenetics of Caviomorph Rodents and Genetic Perspectives on the Evolution of Sociality and Mating Systems in the Caviidae3.1 Overview of Caviomorph Rodents; 3.2 Phylogenetics; 3.2.1 Phylogenetic Position of Caviomorphs Relative to Other Rodents; 3.2.2 Relationships Among Families of Hystricognath Rodents; 3.2.3 Relationships Among Caviomorph Rodents; Box 3.1Various Classi fi cation Schemes for Caviomorph Rodents; 3.3 Cavioidea; 3.3.1 Placement of Capybaras in the Cavioidea; 3.4 Sociality and Mating Systems in the Caviidae; 3.5 Future Genetic Investigations
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3.5.1 Dispersal Patterns and Kinship3.5.2 Mating Systems; 3.6 Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: Foraging Strategies and Feeding Habits of Capybaras; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Habitat and Space Use; 4.3 Foraging Decisions; 4.4 Diet Composition; Box 4.1Characterization of the Diet of Capybaras Using the Microhistological Method; 4.5 Potential Competition with Cattle; Box 4.2Effects of Grazing by Capybaras on Savanna Vegetation: Field Experiments Based on Exclusion Plots; References; Chapter 5: Capybara Digestive Adaptations; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Morphology; 5.3 Physiology; 5.4 Behavior
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5.5 Final Remarks
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781461439998
Additional Edition:
Buchausg. u.d.T. ISBN 978-1-461-43999-8
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4614-4000-0
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