TY  - BOOK
AU  - Melletti,Mario
AU  - Meijaard,E.
TI  - Ecology, conservation and management of wild pigs and peccaries
SN  - 9781316941232 (ebook)
AV  - QL737.U58 E26 2018
U1  - 333.95/9633 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Suidae
KW  - Peccaries
KW  - Wildlife management
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Nov 2017)
N2  - Wild pigs inhabit vast areas in Europe, Southern Asia and Africa, and have been introduced in North and South America, while feral pigs are widespread in Australia and New Zealand. Many wild pig species are threatened with extinction, but Eurasian wild boar populations, however, are increasing in many regions. Covering all wild pig and peccary species, the Suidae and Tayassuidae families, this comprehensive review presents new information about the evolution, taxonomy and domestication of wild pigs and peccaries alongside novel case studies on conservation activities and management. One hundred leading experts from twenty five countries synthesise understanding of this group of species; discussing current research, and gaps in the knowledge of researchers, conservation biologists, zoologists, wildlife managers and students. This beautifully illustrated reference includes the long history of interactions between wild pigs and humans, the benefits some species have brought us and their role and impact on natural ecosystems
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316941232
ER  -