Ecology, Conservation and Management of Wild Pigs and Peccaries

ISBN-13: 9781107187313 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 466 str.

Mario Melletti; Erik Meijaard

Opis

The first comprehensive reference book on the ecology, taxonomy, conservation and management of wild pigs and peccaries worldwide.

Recenzje

'[Ecology, Conservation and Management of Wild] Pigs and Peccaries was designed for use in the scientific community but also is accessible to the public and decision makers. This book highlights the conservation challenges of threatened and endangered species, management of invasive populations, and the role of wild pig species in altering ecosystems. [It] is the only book to cover the full range of pig and peccary species and highlight their conservation and management needs in comprehensive detail. Overall, this is a valuable addition to the literature for those interested in ecology of the suborder Suoidea.' Peter E. Schlichting, The Journal of Wildlife Management

Spis treści

Foreword; Part I. Evolution, Taxonomy and Domestication: 1. Evolutionary relationships and taxonomy of Suidae and Tayassuidae; 2. Postcranial skeletal morphology in living and fossil African Suidae; 3. Diet and ecology of extant and fossil wild pigs; 4. A history of pig domestication: new ways of exploring a complex process; 5. Space, time and pig; Part II. Species Accounts: 6. Sulawesi babirusa; 7. Moluccan babirusa; 8. Togian babirusa; 9. Common warthog; 10. Desert warthog; 11. Forest hog; 12. Bushpig; 13. Red river hog; 14. Visayan warty pig; 15. Philippine warty pig; 16. Mindoro warty pig; 17. Palawan bearded pig; 18. Bearded pig; 19. Sulawesi warty pig; 20. Javan/Bawean warty pig; 21. Eurasian wild boar; 22. Pygmy hog; 23. Chacoan peccary; 24. Collared peccary; 25. White-lipped peccary; Part III. Conservation and Management: 26. Conservation of wild pigs and peccaries; 27. Modelling pygmy hog habitat to inform habitat management; 28. Introduced wild pigs in North America: history, problems and management; 29. Biological invasion of wild boar and feral pigs Sus scrofa L. (Suidae) in South America: a review and mapping with implications for conservation of peccaries (Tayassuidae); 30. Feral pigs in Australia and New Zealand: range, trend, management and impacts of an invasive species; 31. Wild boar management in Europe: knowledge and practice; 32. Resolving conflict between farmers and wild boar in Europe and in Northern Asia; 33. Human dimensions of wild boar: the need to include people in decision making processes; 34. A genomic perspective on wild boar demography and evolution; 35. Disease transmission at the interface between wild and domestic Suiform species in the Old and New World; 36. Ecological impact of wild boar in natural ecosystems; 37. Ex situ conservation of wild pigs and peccaries: roles, status, management successes and challenges; 38. Antimicrobial resistance in wild boar in Europe: present knowledge and future challenges.