| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 325 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Series |
The W.L. Moody, Jr., natural history series ; no. 21 |
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W.L. Moody Jr. natural history series ; no. 21.
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| Contents |
Part I. The three living species -- An introduction to peccaries -- External morphology; size and general description -- Anatomy -- Physiology and genetics -- Part II. The collared peccary or javelina -- Distribution, habitats, and adaptability -- Diet and nutrition -- Reproduction -- Causes of natural mortality -- Population dynamics -- General behavior -- Social behavior: the herd -- Communication by scent and sound -- Part III. White-lipped and chacoan peccaries -- The white-lipped peccary -- The chacoan peccary -- Part IV. Peccaries and people -- Peccaries and Native Americans -- The collared peccary in the southwestern United States -- Peccaries in a changing environment -- Conservation and management -- Epilogue -- Appendix managing agencies in the United States |
| Summary |
Best known in the United States is the javelina, or collared peccary, but the firsthand observations and extensive information provided in this well-illustrated volume cover all of the species |
| Notes |
Originally published as The peccaries. Tucson, University of Arizona Press, 1984 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-317) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Peccaries.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Mammals.
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Peccaries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0585174490 |
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9780585174495 |
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