The capybara paradigm: From sociality to sustainability

Capybara: Biology, Use and Conservation of an Exceptional Neotropical Species

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 385-408

  Macdonald, David W ^a   Herrera, Emilio A ^b   Ferraz, Katia Maria P M B ^c   Moreira, José Roberto ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4000-0_24     Document Type: Chapter

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