Their History, Morphology, and Current Status
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Köp båda 2 för 882 krThroughout North America, non-native wild pigs have become an ecologically and economically destructive invasive species. Though they are regarded as a popular game species by some, provide economic benefits to others, and are even engrained into ...
Thorough, well written . . . It should serve as an important reference for professional mammalogists and those employed by federal and state wildlife agencies. --ASB Bulletin This book delivers exactly what its title promises. --Journal of Mammalogy Mayer and Brisbin have written the definitive book on the history, current status, and morphology of wild pigs in this country. It is not designed simply to satisfy idle curiosity. Their work will help biologists to make distinctions that were not usually possible until now. --Audubon It is evident that Mayer and Brisbin have meticulously researched the populations described in this book. . . . This book is a notably objective work and is one of the best references available on wild pigs. It represents an ordered, concise history that is easily followed. . . . Anyone needing information on wild pigs should find it a useful reference. --Journal of Wildlife Management I am impressed with the scope and detail presented here. . . . This book is a welcomed reference because increasing resource management issues are inevitable for this species. --California Fish and Game By all measures, a well researched piece of writing. --Choice An important book that will likely become the definitive text on the status and history of wild pigs in the United States . . . Moreover, it stands as one of the finest studies of the invasion of an exotic species and of the interplay between a domestic animal and its feral relatives. --Conservation Biology A mine of information and an entertaining history. --Journal of Natural History
Lehr Brisbin (Author) I. LEHR BRISBIN JR. is a senior research scientist at the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. John J. Mayer (Author) JOHN J. MAYER is a senior research scientist at Westinghouse Savannah River Company.