[ from: Johannes BJURBERG, Castor breviter delineatus,
Uppsala 1687 ]
CONTENTS of "Investigations
on Beavers"
VOLUME I (1983)
• Authors, page 6
• Foreword, 7
• Introduction by G. PILLERI, 9-16, 5 illus.
Chapter I. COMPARATIVE NEUROANATOMY, SPLANCHNOLOGY.
• PILLERI, G.: Central nervous system, cranio-cerebral topography
and cerebral hierarchy of the Canadian Beaver (Castor canadensis), 19-60,
25 illus.
• PILLERI, G.: The occurrence of extra premolar teeth in Castor
canadensis, 61-66, 3 illus.
Chapter II. BIOACOUSTICS
• PILLERI, G., M. GIHR & C. KRAUS: Vocalization and behaviour
in the young Beaver (Castor canadensis), 67-82, 5 illus.
Chapter III. BEHAVIOUR
• AESCHBACHER, A., & G. PILLERI: Observations on the building
behaviour of the Canadian Beaver (Castor canadensis) in captivity,
83-98, 11 illus.
• PILLERI, G.: Ingenious tool use by the Canadian Beaver (Castor
canadensis) 99-104, 4 illus.
Chapter IV. SOCIOBIOLOGY
• BISHIR, J., R.A. LANCIA, & H.E. HODGSON: Beaver family
organization: its implications for colony size, 105-113, 3 illus.
VOLUME II (1984)
• Authors, 6
• Foreword, 7
Chapter I. COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY, PALEONEUROLOGY
• PILLERI, G., M. GIHR & C. KRAUS: Cephalization in Rodents
with particular reference to the Canadian Beaver, 11-124, 34
figs., 22 plates, tables
• PILLERI, G., M. GIHR & C. KRAUS: Cephalization of Palaeocastor
fossor and Castor canadensis (Rodentia, Castorimorpha), 125-128, 3
figs.
Chapter II. COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY
• KRUSHINSKAYA, N.L., & I.L. DMITRIEVA: Experimental study of
the intellectual ability of European (Castor fiber) and Canadian
(Castor canadensis) Beavers, 131-144, 6 illus.
Chapter III. COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY
• CAVE, A.J.E.: Dentitional anomalies in the Beaver and some
other Mammals, 145-151, 4 illus.
Chapter IV. CLASSIC WORKS ON BEAVERS
• BJURBERG, J.: Castor breviter delineatus (Uppsala, 1687,
facsimile reprint), 155-237, 6 woodcuts in text
VOLUME III (1984)
• FRANK, J.: Castorologia (Augsburg, 1685, facsimile reprint),
with introduction by G. PILLERI, 1-244
VOLUME IV (1985)
• Authors, 6
• Foreword, 7
Chapter I. ONTOGENESIS
• PILLERI, G., C. KRAUS, & M. GIHR: Ontogenesis of Castor
canadensis in comparison to Castor fiber and other Rodents,
11-96, 12 plates of photos, 17 diagrams
Chapter II. BEHAVIOUR AND BIOACOUSTICS
• HODGDON, H.E., & J.S. LARSON: Vocal communication outside
the lodge by Canadian Beavers (Castor canadensis), 97-106, 4
photos
• PILLERI, G.: Inherited behavioural variation in a captive Beaver
colony, 108-113
• PILLERI, G.: Winter behaviour of the captive Canadian Beaver:
swimming under ice, 114-122, 6 photos, 1 plan
Chapter III. USE OF BEAVERS FOR HABITAT RESTORATION
• APPLE, L.L., B.H. SMITH, J.D. DUNDER & B.W. BAKER: The use
of beavers for riparian/aquatic habitat restoration of cold desert,
gully-cut stream systems in Southwestern Wyoming, 123-132, 1 map
Chapter IV. CLASSIC WORKS ON BEAVERS
• GOTTWALD, D.C.: Physikalisch-anatomische Bemerkungen über
den Biber. Aus dem Lateinischen übersetzt. Mit 7 Kupfertafeln.
(Nürnberg, 1782, facsimile reprint), 133-172
VOLUME V (1986)
• Authors, 6
• Foreword, 7
Chapter I. HUMAN ECOLOGY
• MARCUZZI, G.: The relations Man-Beaver, 15-74, 27 illus.
Chapter II. CULTURAL HISTORY
• CAPROTTI, E.: Il castoro nella cultura occidentale
dall'Antichità al Rinascimento, 75-152, including several
facsimile pages of texts from the 16th and 17 century
Chapter III. PALEONTOLOGY
• KUBIAK, H., & W. MIECZYSLAW: Castoridae (Rodentia,
Mammalia) from the Miocene of Przeworno in Silesia (Poland), 155-160,
3 illus.
VOLUME VI (1988)
• NITSCHE, K.A.: Der Biber (Castor fiber und Castor
canadensis) in der Plastik, Numismatik, Philatelie, Symbolik und
Heraldik. Eine Studie zur Kulturgeschichte der Gattung Castor, 7-32,
50 illus.
• NITSCHE, K.A.: Bibliographie über Biber-Literatur. Teil 1-3.
Autoren A-N, 33-196
VOLUME VII (1988)
• ZUROWSKI, W.: Situation of the European Beaver in the Vistula
River watershed and North-East Poland, 7-14, 1 map
• NITSCHE, K.A.: Bibliographie über Biber-Literatur, Teil 4-6:
Autoren O-Z und Supplement, 15-142
