Lagomorph Biology: Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation
By Paulo C. Alves (Faculdade de Ciências), Nuno Ferrand (Faculdade de Ciências) and Klaus Hackländer
Lagomorph Biology: Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation PDF. Lagomorphs are a mammalian order which includes rabbits, hares and pikas. They are distributed throughout the world and are of both scientific and public interest as they are classified between endangered and pest species. In addition, some have a high economic value as important game species. In the last few decades, a huge amount of information was made available to the scientific community and resulted in remarkable advances on all aspects of Lagomorph biology. However, this information is dispersed in multiple scientific and non-scientific journals. This book provides an updated synthesis of the current knowledge on Lagomorph biology.
First book to cover all aspects of lagomorph biology
Provides an updated synthesis of the current knowledge on Lagomorph biology
Table of Contents
Palaeontology and Evolution
Introduction to the Lagomorpha
Prehistoric and Historic Artificial Dispersal of Lagomorphs on the Mediterranean Islands
The Lagomorph Fossil Record and the Origin of the European Rabbit
Inferring the Evolutionary History of the European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) from Molecular Markers
Phylogenetic Aspects of Nuclear and Mitochondrial Gene-Pool Characteristics of South and North African Cape Hares (Lepus capensis) and European Hares (Lepus europaeus)
Population Ecology and Dynamics
The World of Pikas
When? Where? and for How Long? Census Design Considerations for an Alpine Lagomorph, the Collared Pika (Ochotona collaris)
Weather Effects on Reproduction, Survival, and Body Mass of European Rabbits in a Temperate Zone Habitat
Ecosystem Engineering Effects of European Rabbits in a Mediterranean Habitat
Forest-Fire Regime: The Missing Link to Understand Snowshoe Hare Population Fluctuations?
Introduced Lagomorphs as a Threat to “Native” Lagomorphs: The Case of the Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) in Northern Italy
Testing Multiple Hypotheses to Identify Causes of the Decline of a Lagomorph Species: The New England Cottontail as a Case Study
Physiology and Behaviour
Many Common Odour Cues and (at Least) One Pheromone Shaping the Behaviour of Young Rabbits
Mother-Young and Within-Litter Relations in the European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Fertility and Infertility in the European Hare Lepus europaeus in Australia
A Review of Competition between Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and Hares (Lepus europaeus)
Diseases
European Brown Hare Syndrome
How Many Caliciviruses are there in Rabbits? A Review on RHDV and Correlated Viruses
Geographic and Seasonal Variation in the Impact of Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease on European Rabbits, Oryctolagus cuniculus, and Rabbit Damage in Australia
Conservation and Management
Conservation of Endangered Lagomorphs
Managing the European Rabbit: Converging Interests Between Australian Research for Rabbit Control and European Research for their Conservation
Improving Rabbit Restocking Success: A Review of Field Experiments in France
Recovering the Endangered Riparian Brush rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani riparius): Reproduction and Growth in Confinement and Survival after Translocation
Conservation of Critically Endangered Lagomorphs: The Tehuantepec Jackrabbit (Lepus flavigularis) as an Example
A Review of the Biology and Conservation of the Amami Rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi)
Concluding Remarks
Overview of Lagomorph Research: What we have learned and what we still need to do
