TY  - BOOK
AU  - Melletti,Mario
AU  - Reyna-Hurtado,Rafael
AU  - Medici,Patrícia
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Tapirs of the World: Ecology, Conservation and Management 
T2  - Fascinating Life Sciences,
SN  - 9783031653117
AV  - QH75-77 
U1  - 333.9516 23
PY  - 2024///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer Nature Switzerland, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Conservation biology
KW  - Ecology 
KW  - Vertebrates
KW  - Biodiversity
KW  - Animal behavior
KW  - Animal welfare
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
KW  - Evolution (Biology)
KW  - Conservation Biology
KW  - Vertebrate Zoology
KW  - Behavioral Ecology
KW  - Animal Ethics
KW  - Evolutionary Biology
N1  - Part I. Systematics and Evolution -- Chapter 1. Evolution, Biogeography and Genetics of Living Tapirs -- Chapter 2. The Fossil Record of Tapirs -- Part II. Species Accounts -- Chapter 3. Lowland Tapir Tapirus Terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758) -- Chapter 4. Baird's Tapir Tapirus bairdii (Gill, 1865) -- Chapter 5. Mountain Tapir Tapirus pinchaque (Roulin, 1829) -- Chapter 6. Malayan Tapir Tapirus indicus (Desmarest, 1819) -- Part III. Conservation and Management -- Chapter 7. Tapir Red Listing, Conservation Strategies, and Action Planning -- Chapter 8. The Effects of Hunting on Tapir Populations -- Chapter 9. Human-Tapir Coexistence: How to Manage Human Tapir Conflicts in Less Developed Countries -- Chapter 10. The Impact of Roads And Traffic on Tapir Species -- Chapter 11. Tapir Health -- Chapter 12. Translocations and Reintroductions of Tapirs: Case Studies -- Chapter 13. The Importance of Tapirs as Gardeners of the Forest, Umbrella Species and Landscape Architects -- Chapter 14. Conservation of Tapirs in Zoological Parks: Roles; Status and Management
N2  - This beautifully illustrated book is the first comprehensive work ever published on all four tapir species worldwide, filling a gap in the scientific literature. The book provides information on the systematics, phylogeny, evolution, ecology, conservation, and management of all tapir species. This volume is aimed at a wide range of readers, including researchers, wildlife managers, zoologists, conservation biologists, ecologists, veterinarians, zoo staff, students and environmental policy makers.
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