Lagomorph Biology: Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation [Hardcover]

This is the first book to cover all aspects of Lagomorph biology. 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 has been made available to the scientific community that has resulted in remarkable advances on all aspects of Lagomorph biology.

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.

Palaeontology and Evolution.- 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.-lă