Primates and Lagomorpha

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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This volume provides comprehensive overviews of the primate’s and each lagomorph species’ biology including palaeontology, physiology, genetics, reproduction and development, ecology, habitat, diet, mortality and age determination. Their economic significance and management, as well as future challenges for research and management are also addressed. Each chapter includes a distribution map, a photograph of the animal and key literature. This authoritative volume of the Handbook of the Mammals of Europe is a timely and detailed compilation of all European primates and lagomorphs and will appeal to academics and students in mammal research, as well as to professionals dealing with mammal management, including control, use and conservation.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-06-16
Mått:178 x 254 x 18 mm
Vikt:710 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Handbook of the Mammals of Europe
Antal sidor:225
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030340421

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Klaus Hackländer studied Zoology at Philipps University Marburg/Lahn and the University of Vienna. He is currently a Full Professor of Wildlife Biology and Wildlife Management at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, where he also coordinates the master’s degree program on Wildlife Ecology and Wildlife Management. Hackländer is a member of numerous mammalogical societies and served as president of the German Society for Mammalian Biology from 2009 to 2016. He was Editor-in Chief of the journal Mammal Review from 2009 to 2015 and has coedited two books on the Lagomorpha, his favorite mammalian taxon. Hackländer’s research covers all aspects of mammalian biology, including ecology, behavior, physiology, diseases, and management.Paulo Célio Alves is an associate professor of biology in the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Porto and the head of the Conservation Genetics and Wildlife Management research group at CIBIO (Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetics Resources). The cofounder and president of the World Lagomorph Society, he is the coeditor of the book Lagomorph Biology: Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation.

Innehållsförteckning

Lagomorphs in Europe – Introduction ● Corsican hare Lepus corsicanus ● Granada hare Lepus granatensis ● European hare Lepus europaeus ● Cape hare Lepus capensis Linnaeus, 1758 ● Broom hare Lepus castroviejoi ● Mountain hare Lepus timidus Linnaeus, 1758 ● European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus ● Eastern cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus ● Barbary macaque Macaca sylvanus