附註:Originally published as The peccaries. Tucson, University of Arizona Press, 1984.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-317) and index.
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.
摘要: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.
