Amazonian mammals current knowledge and conservation priorities / Wilson R. Spironello [and 4 more], editors.

The mammal fauna of the Brazilian Amazon is one of the most diverse on Earth with over 450 known species. Bringing together more than 70 of the worlds top experts on Amazonian mammals, this book unites, for the first time, up-to-date data on the current state of knowledge on the ecology of all group...

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Other Authors: Spironello, Wilson R., Barnett, Adrian, Lynch, Jessica W., Bobrowiec, Paulo E. D., Boyle, Sarah A.
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Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2024.
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505 0 |a Intro -- Support -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Why This Book on Amazonian Mammals Is Needed -- References -- Part II: Taxonomic Treatments: Knowledge, Research Gaps and Conservation Priorities -- Chapter 2: Xenarthrans of Brazilian Amazonia: Recent Discoveries, Knowledge Gaps, and Conservation Concerns -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Xenarthran Diversity and the New Era of Species Discovery in Amazonia -- 2.3 Knowledge Gaps and Conservation Concerns for Amazonian Xenarthrans -- 2.4 Final Considerations -- References 
505 8 |a Chapter 3: Biodiversity and Conservation of Bats in Brazilian Amazonia: With a Review of the Last 10 Years of Research -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Bat Diversity Discontinuities Across Amazonian Biogeographic Provinces and Subregions -- 3.3 Literature Review for Bats from Amazonian Brazil -- 3.4 Bat Diversity in the Brazilian Amazon -- 3.5 Notable Changes to Our Understanding of Brazilian Amazonian Bat Biodiversity Distribution, Based on Voucher Material Examination -- 3.6 Revised Patterns of Endemicity -- 3.7 Taxonomy and Recently Described Species 
505 8 |a 3.8 Bat Assemblages Across Different Landscapes in the Brazilian Amazon -- 3.9 The Use of Ultrasound Recorders in Bat Studies -- 3.10 Data on Diet and Reproduction of Bats from Brazilian Amazonia -- 3.11 Predation on Bats -- 3.12 Research on Brazilian Amazonian Bat Parasites and Zoonosis -- 3.13 Impacts on the Brazilian Amazonian Bat Fauna and Its Conservation -- 3.14 Final Considerations -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 4: Primates of Brazilian Amazonia: Knowledge, Research Gaps, and Conservation Priorities -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Brazilian Amazonian Primates: The Numbers 
505 8 |a 4.3 Thematic and Geographic Gaps, and Advances in Knowledge -- 4.4 Genomics Advances in Amazonian Primate Research -- 4.5 Conservation Status and Threats -- 4.6 Research and Conservation Initiatives, Priorities, and Guidelines -- 4.7 Final Considerations -- References -- Chapter 5: Claws and Fangs: Carnivore Abundance and the Conservation Importance of Amazonia -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.1.1 Background Information -- 5.1.2 Carnivores in the Amazon Biome -- 5.2 Material and Methods -- 5.3 Results -- 5.3.1 Species Found in the Brazilian Amazon 
505 8 |a 5.3.2 The Species: An Overview of Carnivore Species Biology from the Brazilian Amazon -- 5.3.2.1 Canids -- 5.3.2.2 Procyonids -- 5.3.2.3 Mustelids -- 5.3.2.4 Felids -- 5.3.3 Abundance -- 5.3.3.1 Camera-Trap Estimates -- 5.3.3.2 Line-Transect Estimates -- 5.4 Final Considerations -- 5.4.1 The Role of the Brazilian Amazon in Carnivore Conservation -- 5.4.2 Long-Term Viability of Carnivores in Amazonia -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 6: What We Know and Do Not Know About Living Mammalian Megafauna: A Cross-Continental Comparison in Research Output -- 6.1 Introduction 
500 |a 6.2 Materials and Methods 
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700 1 |a Lynch, Jessica W. 
700 1 |a Bobrowiec, Paulo E. D. 
700 1 |a Boyle, Sarah A. 
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