What do you think?
Rate this book
Ecology and Social Behavior of the Collared Peccary in Big Bend National Park, Texas
Explore how collared peccaries live, feed, and defend territory in Big Bend National Park.
This nonfiction field study presents a detailed look at the social structure, behavior patterns, and ecological relationships of peccary groups over nearly two years of observation. The book blends observations of group dynamics with measurements of habitat use, reproduction, and movement across the landscape.
This edition compiles observations from five study groups to reveal how territory, subgroup size, and seasonality shape daily life. It describes how feeding needs, reproductive roles, and predation risk influence group cohesion, moves, and hierarchy, along with the methods researchers used to track and analyze these behaviors.Learn how territories are marked and defended, and how dominance and cooperation shape group lifeSee how feeding patterns, reproduction, and seasonality affect subgroup size and movementDiscover the variety of social interactions, from grooming and social contact to aggressive encountersUnderstand how researchers study behavior, habitat use, and population dynamics in a natural setting Ideal for readers of ecology and animal behavior who want a clear, data-driven portrait of a social ungulate in its desert habitat.
This nonfiction field study presents a detailed look at the social structure, behavior patterns, and ecological relationships of peccary groups over nearly two years of observation. The book blends observations of group dynamics with measurements of habitat use, reproduction, and movement across the landscape.
This edition compiles observations from five study groups to reveal how territory, subgroup size, and seasonality shape daily life. It describes how feeding needs, reproductive roles, and predation risk influence group cohesion, moves, and hierarchy, along with the methods researchers used to track and analyze these behaviors.Learn how territories are marked and defended, and how dominance and cooperation shape group lifeSee how feeding patterns, reproduction, and seasonality affect subgroup size and movementDiscover the variety of social interactions, from grooming and social contact to aggressive encountersUnderstand how researchers study behavior, habitat use, and population dynamics in a natural setting Ideal for readers of ecology and animal behavior who want a clear, data-driven portrait of a social ungulate in its desert habitat.
99 pages, Hardcover
Published August 24, 2018
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
No one has reviewed this book yet.