Porcupines : (Record no. 77988)
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| fixed length control field | 240724s2012 xx o ||||0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781421407593 |
| Qualifying information | (electronic bk.) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| Canceled/invalid ISBN | 9781421407357 |
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| System control number | (MiAaPQ)EBC3318604 |
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| System control number | (Au-PeEL)EBL3318604 |
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| System control number | (CaPaEBR)ebr10611262 |
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| System control number | (OCoLC)923195439 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | MiAaPQ |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Description conventions | rda |
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| Transcribing agency | MiAaPQ |
| Modifying agency | MiAaPQ |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QL737.R6 R76 2012 |
| 082 0# - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 599.35/97 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Roze, Uldis. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Porcupines : |
| Remainder of title | The Animal Answer Guide. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Baltimore : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Johns Hopkins University Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2012. |
| 264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | ©2012. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource (237 pages) |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
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| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | The Animal Answer Guides: Q&a for the Curious Naturalist Series |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Introducing Porcupines -- What is a porcupine? -- How many kinds of porcupines are there? -- Who's who among the Old World porcupines? -- Who's who among the New World porcupines? -- Why are porcupines important? -- Why should people care about porcupines? -- What is the current classification of porcupines? -- What characterizes the major groups of porcupines? -- When did porcupines evolve? -- Why is the North American porcupine successful? -- 2 Form and Function of Porcupines -- What are the largest and smallest living porcupines? -- Can porcupines see color? -- Can porcupines swim? -- Can porcupines burrow? -- What senses are best developed in porcupines? -- How do porcupines use their tails? -- How many quills does a porcupine have? -- Do quills provide good winter insulation? -- Does a porcupine throw its quills? -- What happens when a quill strikes a predator? -- How does a porcupine minimize self-quilling? -- How long does it take to replace a lost quill? -- How did porcupine quills evolve? -- Why are a porcupine's front teeth orange? -- Do porcupines have scent glands? -- How long does it take for a porcupine to digest a meal? -- Do porcupines suffer from old-age diseases? -- 3 Porcupine Colors -- What color are porcupine quills? -- Is there a reason for coat color patterns in porcupines? -- Do porcupine colors change with age? -- How does fur color indicate that a female porcupine is lactating? -- Are albino porcupines found in nature? -- Why do porcupines glow under a black light? -- 4 Porcupine Behavior -- Are porcupines social? -- Do porcupines fight? -- Do porcupines bite? -- Do porcupines play? -- How smart are porcupines? -- How do porcupines communicate? -- Do porcupines hibernate? -- How fast can porcupines run? -- How do porcupines climb trees?. |
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| Formatted contents note | Do porcupines fall out of trees? -- How can I tell whether a tree is being used as food source by a porcupine? -- 5 Porcupine Ecology -- Which geographic regions have the most porcupine species? -- Do porcupines migrate? -- Can several porcupine species live together in the same area? -- Are there porcupines in the desert? -- How do porcupines survive the winter? -- Do porcupines get sick? -- How can you tell if a porcupine is sick? -- Are porcupines good for the environment? -- What are the important porcupine predators? -- What possible mutualists live with porcupines? -- Do porcupines compete for food with other vertebrate herbivores? -- Do porcupines undergo population cycles? -- 6 Reproduction and Development -- How do porcupines reproduce? -- Do porcupines always reproduce in the same season? -- How is a male porcupine distinguished from a female? -- How long are porcupines pregnant? -- How is a baby porcupine born? -- How many babies do porcupines have? -- What is a baby porcupine called? -- Do porcupines care for their young? -- How long do female porcupines nurse their young? -- How fast do porcupines grow? -- How can you tell the age of a porcupine? -- At what age do porcupines start breeding? -- Do female porcupines go through menopause? -- How long do porcupines live? -- How do individual porcupines differ in reproductive success? -- 7 Foods and Feeding -- What do porcupines eat? -- How do porcupines find food? -- Do porcupines scavenge? -- Do porcupines store food? -- Why do porcupines eat clay? -- How often do porcupines drink? -- 8 Porcupines and Humans -- Do porcupines make good pets? -- Should people feed porcupines? -- What should I do if I find an injured porcupine? -- What should I do if I find a diseased porcupine? -- How can I see porcupines in the wild? -- Why are so many porcupines found as roadkills?. |
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| Formatted contents note | 9 Porcupine Problems (from a human's viewpoint) -- Are some porcupines pests? -- Why do porcupines sometimes gnaw the rubber tires of cars? -- How can I keep porcupines from my cabin in the woods? -- Can there be too many porcupines in a forest? -- How can I keep porcupines away from valuable trees? -- Are porcupines dangerous to people or pets? -- Do porcupines transmit human diseases? -- Is it safe to eat porcupines? -- How can I remove quills from a pet? -- What should I do if I'm injured by a porcupine? -- Can porcupines act as invasive species? -- 10 Human Problems (from a porcupine's viewpoint) -- Are any porcupine species endangered? -- Will porcupines be affected by global warming? -- Why do people hunt and eat porcupines? -- Is there a hunting season for porcupines? -- What can I do to help porcupines? -- 11 Porcupines in Stories and Literature -- What roles do porcupines play in religion and mythology? -- Are there porcupines in fables and folk tales? -- What role do porcupines play in native cultures? -- How are porcupines featured in poetry and literature? -- What king used the porcupine in his royal seal? -- What place names feature the porcupine? -- 12 "Porcupinology" -- Who studies porcupines? -- Which species are best known? -- Which species are least known? -- How do scientists tell porcupine species apart? -- How can a researcher safely mark a porcupine for identification in the wild? -- What don't we know about porcupines? -- Appendix A: Porcupines of the World -- Appendix B: Worldwide Wildlife Rehabilitation Organizations -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Roze highlights the conservation issues that surround some porcupine species, such as the thin-spine porcupine of Brazil, which is so rare that it was thought to be extinct until its rediscovery in the 1980s. |
| 588 ## - SOURCE OF DESCRIPTION NOTE | |
| Source of description note | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) | |
| Local note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Porcupines-Miscellanea. |
| 655 #4 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Electronic books. |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY | |
| Relationship information | Print version: |
| Main entry heading | Roze, Uldis |
| Title | Porcupines |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,c2012 |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781421407357 |
| 797 2# - LOCAL ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME (RLIN) | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | ProQuest (Firm) |
| 830 #4 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | The Animal Answer Guides: Q&a for the Curious Naturalist Series |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3318604">https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3318604</a> |
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