Description
Book Synopsis
Books in the series cover a wide range of topics, including zoo- and aquarium-based field conservation, animal management science, public education, philosophy, and ethics.
Trade Review
Presents a well-organized overview. -- Katarina Jewgenow/Heribert Hofer Animal Welfare 2007 Very well organised, thereby allowing easy reading. -- I. Neubert Mammalian Biology
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Need for Wildlife Contraception: Problems Related to Unrestricted Population Growth
Part I: The Issues
Chapter 1. The Ethics of Wildlife Contraception
Chapter 2. Regulatory Issues
Part II: The Methods
Chapter 3. Types of Contraception: The Choices
Chapter 4. Assessing Efficacy and Reversibility
Chapter 5. Adverse Effects of Contraceptives
Chapter 6. Choosing the Most Appropriate Contraceptive
Part III: The Application
Chapter 7. Contraception in Carnivores
Chapter 8. Contraception in Nonhuman Primates
Chapter 9. Contraception in Ungulates
Chapter 10. Contraception in Pinnipeds and Cetaceans
Chapter 11. Contraception in Other Mammals
Chapter 12. Contraceptive Agents in Aggression Control.
Chapter 13. Contraception in Free-Ranging Wildlife
Epilogue: Future Directions in Wildlife Contraception
Appendix
Contributors
Index
