Jaguars of the Northern Pantanal: Panthera Onca at the Meeting of the Waters
Autor Paul Brooke, Paul Donahueen Limba Engleză Paperback – 20 iul 2020
It is an ideal resource for researchers and practitioners in wildlife conservation, naturalism ecotourism and biologists.
- Edited and supported by the Panthera organization, a leading, global non-profit dedicated to the education and protection of the world’s large cat species
- Identifies individual jaguars and family connections, following them through time and lineage
- Provides new insights on how tourism impacts jaguars and their hunting behavior
- Examines the negative perception of jaguars in the region as ranchers start to see the financial benefits of ecotourism and the poaching culture becomes increasingly taboo
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780128221389
ISBN-10: 0128221380
Pagini: 350
Ilustrații: Approx. 215 illustrations (215 in full color)
Dimensiuni: 216 x 276 mm
Greutate: 0.95 kg
Editura: ELSEVIER SCIENCE
ISBN-10: 0128221380
Pagini: 350
Ilustrații: Approx. 215 illustrations (215 in full color)
Dimensiuni: 216 x 276 mm
Greutate: 0.95 kg
Editura: ELSEVIER SCIENCE
Cuprins
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Individual jaguars
1. Identifying individual jaguars - Paul Brooke and Paul Donahue
Section 3: Setting the scene
2. Habitat for Jaguars - Paul Donahue
Section 4: Jaguar biology
3. Characteristics and physiology - Paul Brooke
4. Once they were even larger - Paul Brooke
5. Prey items of jaguars - Paul Brooke
6. Bite force and consumption of prey - Paul Brooke
7. Tree-climbing ability of jaguars
8. Territories, population density, and the jaguar corridor - Paul Brooke
9. Flehmen response and scent lures - Paul Brooke
10. The not so solitary - Paul Donahue
11. Mating, cub rearing, and natal disperal - Paul Brooke
12. Suffering and grooming - Paul Brooke
13. Aging and geriatric jaguars - Paul Brooke
Section 5: Jaguar tourism and conservation
14. Jaguar tourism - Paul Donahue
15. The scourge of humans - Paul Brooke
16. Jaguars have a cow problem - Paul Donahue
17. Safeguarding cattle with cattle and water buffaloes - Paul Brooke
18. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals - Paul Donahue
19. Hydrophilia and mercury poisoning - Paul Brooke
Section 6: Miscellaneous
20. Isca da Onça - Paul Donahue
21. Miscellaneous observations and information - Paul Donahue
22. Field notes - Paul Donahue
23. Pantanal way points for 2017 and 2019 - Paul Donahue
24. Jaguar identification guide examples and names - Abbie Martin, Paul Brooke
Section 7: Final thoughts
25. Laying aside fear, embracing beauty - Paul Brooke
Authors' biographies
Index
Section 2: Individual jaguars
1. Identifying individual jaguars - Paul Brooke and Paul Donahue
Section 3: Setting the scene
2. Habitat for Jaguars - Paul Donahue
Section 4: Jaguar biology
3. Characteristics and physiology - Paul Brooke
4. Once they were even larger - Paul Brooke
5. Prey items of jaguars - Paul Brooke
6. Bite force and consumption of prey - Paul Brooke
7. Tree-climbing ability of jaguars
8. Territories, population density, and the jaguar corridor - Paul Brooke
9. Flehmen response and scent lures - Paul Brooke
10. The not so solitary - Paul Donahue
11. Mating, cub rearing, and natal disperal - Paul Brooke
12. Suffering and grooming - Paul Brooke
13. Aging and geriatric jaguars - Paul Brooke
Section 5: Jaguar tourism and conservation
14. Jaguar tourism - Paul Donahue
15. The scourge of humans - Paul Brooke
16. Jaguars have a cow problem - Paul Donahue
17. Safeguarding cattle with cattle and water buffaloes - Paul Brooke
18. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals - Paul Donahue
19. Hydrophilia and mercury poisoning - Paul Brooke
Section 6: Miscellaneous
20. Isca da Onça - Paul Donahue
21. Miscellaneous observations and information - Paul Donahue
22. Field notes - Paul Donahue
23. Pantanal way points for 2017 and 2019 - Paul Donahue
24. Jaguar identification guide examples and names - Abbie Martin, Paul Brooke
Section 7: Final thoughts
25. Laying aside fear, embracing beauty - Paul Brooke
Authors' biographies
Index