For years, biologists assumed that the nutritional knowledge gained from domestic animals could be applied directly to wild animals. During the past ten years, however, it has become increasingly clear that domestic animals and wild animals differ in their nutritional requirements. Nutritional management that is beneficial to domestic animals may actually be life-threatening to wild ones. This new edition of "Wildlife Feeding and Nutrition" has been thoroughly updated to reflect the information gained during the last decade, especially those aspects of wildlife nutrition essential to successful management either in the wild or in captivity.
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"Should be required reading for all undergraduates and graduate students in biology, zoology or animal science."
--QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BIOLOGY
"It will serve as a bench mark in the field of wildlife nutrition and as a valuable reference in the years to come."
--JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
"Should be required reading for all undergraduates and graduate students in biology, zoology or animal science."
--QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BIOLOGY
"It will serve as a bench mark in the field of wildlife nutrition and as a valuable reference in the years to come."
--JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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This review is from: Wildlife Feeding and Nutrition, Second Edition (Animal Feeding and Nutrition) (Paperback)
Robbins' "Wildlife Feeding and Nutrition" is an excellent synthesis of ecological physiology as typically practiced by wildlife management professionals. As suggested by the title, the emphasis is on forage, nutrient requirements, energy demands, and production.Robbins tackles the subject from a physiological, rather than strictly ecological, standpoint. Not surprisingly, ungulates (both wild and domestic) provide most of the resources, although Robbins takes pains to make his discussions as general as possible. "Wildlife Feeding and Nutrition" is positively packed with literature, charts, figures, tables, and even a few photographs. This is not a how-to manual for veterinarians and zookeepers, but instead a synthesis of physiological concepts. All together, a well-written reference. I'm looking forward to the third edition -William Adair, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Utah State University
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Knowledge of wildlife nutrition, as a component of both wildlife ecology and management, is central to understanding the survival and productivity of all wildlife populations, whether free-ranging or captive. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
wildlife nutrition, maintenance nitrogen requirements, macropod marsupials, water flux rates, gross body composition, gastrointestinal fermentation, digestion trials, metabolic body weight, chemical energy content, fat sand rats, common ringtail possum, captive wildlife, major body components, nutritive evaluation, preformed water, secondary plant compounds, hindgut fermenters, thermoregulatory cost, fiber analyses, isotopic water, mean retention time, dietary protein content, summer pelage, greater glider, nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Knowledge of wildlife nutrition, as a component of both wildlife ecology and management, is central to understanding the survival and productivity of all wildlife populations, whether free-ranging or captive. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
wildlife nutrition, maintenance nitrogen requirements, macropod marsupials, water flux rates, gross body composition, gastrointestinal fermentation, digestion trials, metabolic body weight, chemical energy content, fat sand rats, common ringtail possum, captive wildlife, major body components, nutritive evaluation, preformed water, secondary plant compounds, hindgut fermenters, thermoregulatory cost, fiber analyses, isotopic water, mean retention time, dietary protein content, summer pelage, greater glider, nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Academic Press, Van Soest, Acta Theriol, Doctoral Dissertation, National Research Council, Dairy Sci, Van Hoven, Zoo Yearb, Scholl Nutr, Zoo Anim, Range Manage, Smithsonian Inst, Cambridge Univ, Secondary Plant Metabolites, Their Interaction, Wilson Bull, Acta Agric, Boca Raton, East Afr, North American, San Diego, United States, Zoo Wildl, New Zealand New!
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