Capybara
. Ed(S): Moreira, Jose Roberto; Ferraz, Katia Maria P. M. B.; Herrera, Emilio A.; Macdonald, David W.
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Description for Capybara
Paperback. This book examines the capybara, a neotropical mammal that has the highest potential for production and domestication. It collects the work of over 45 authors from nine different countries. Editor(s): Moreira, Jose Roberto; Ferraz, Katia Maria P. M. B.; Herrera, Emilio A.; Macdonald, David W. Num Pages: 440 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVS; RNK; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 670.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Number of Pages
422
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781493900985
SKU
V9781493900985
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Ref
99-15
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