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Mammals of North America

Autor: Roland W. Kays , Don E. Wilson

Número de Páginas: 253

The best field guide to North American mammals The best-selling field guide that "sets new standards" (New Scientist) and "makes all other field guides for mammals of the United States. . . and Canada obsolete" (Journal of Mammalogy) is now even better. Covering 20 species recognized since 2002 and including 13 new color plates, this fully revised edition of Mammals of North America illustrates all 462 known mammal species in the United States and Canada—each in beautiful color and accurate detail. With a more up-to-date species list than any other guide, improved facing-page descriptions, easier-to-read distribution maps, updated common and scientific names, and track and scat illustrations, this slim, light, and easy-to-use volume is the must-have source for identifying North American mammals. Roland Kays and Don Wilson have scoured the technical literature to pull out the key differences between similar species, and illustrated these whenever possible, making the guide useful to amateur naturalists and professional zoologists alike. Casual animal watchers will appreciate the overview of mammal diversity and the tips on identifying animals they can spy in their binoculars,...

Wild Mammals of North America

Autor: George A. Feldhamer , Bruce C. Thompson , Joseph A. Chapman

Número de Páginas: 1250

Table of contents

Mammals of North America - Volume 1

Autor: Sergio Ticul Álvarez-castañeda

Número de Páginas: 701

The book synthesizes nomenclature, systematics, and descriptions of North American mammal species. Clear, simple and illustrated identification keys are provided to make knowledge of mammals easier and facilitate the training both students and professionals in the field, including readers without extensive experience. Descriptions of the different species are provided up to Order, highlighting the diagnostic features that allow identifying them promptly while the reader learns how to make subsequent identifications without having the book at hand. Each species comes with potential distribution maps based on existing records in the main museums of North America. The book includes the description, characteristics and distribution maps of the 781 species with range in the North America subcontinent

A Field Guide to Mammals of North America, North of Mexico

Autor: Fiona Reid

Número de Páginas: 610

This fourth edition has been completely rewritten, with all-new range maps and illustrations for all species.

Mammals of North America

Autor: Roland Kays , Don E. Wilson

Número de Páginas: 240

"The core of the book consists of 108 color plates featuring exceptionally detailed mammal illustrations. Each species is depicted on these plates, with subspecies, geographic, and sexual variation portrayed whenever relevant. The artwork is supplemented by maps showing present range and by a short paragraph of text highlighting key identification characteristics and relevant aspects of the animal's behavior and ecology. All the artwork, maps, and text for a species are on two facing pages, eliminating the need to flip through the book to learn about an animal. Mammal signs are often more easily found than the animals themselves, so illustrations of tracks and scat are also included."--BOOK JACKET.

Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America: Volume 1, Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulate Like Mammals

Autor: Christine M. Janis , Kathleen M. Scott , Louis L. Jacobs

Número de Páginas: 712

This book is designed as a source and reference for people interested in the history and fossil record of North American tertiary mammals. Each chapter covers a different family or order, and includes information on anatomical features, systematics, the distribution of the genera and species at different fossil localities, and a discussion of their paleobiology. Many of these groups have never been covered in this fashion before.

Mammals of North America

Autor: Nora Bowers , Rick Bowers , Kenn Kaufmann

Número de Páginas: 360

This compact, comprehensive field reference treats every species of wild mammal found north of the Mexican border--from squirrels and chipmunks to grizzly bears and jaguars--as well as those in North America's offshore waters. More than 1,200 images.

The Mammals of North America

Autor: Eugene Raymond Hall , Keith R. Kelson

Número de Páginas: 640

Technical information. Illustrations are line drawings mainly anatomical.

Kaufman Field Guide to Mammals of North America

Autor: Nora Bowers , Rick Bowers , Kenn Kaufman

Número de Páginas: 356

Featuring more than 1,200 color images, illustrations, and range maps, a compact reference identifies and describes every species of wild mammal found north of the Mexican border, furnishing information on key field marks for identification, characteristics, comparative colors, habitats, behavior, and more.

A Tentative List of Mallophaga for North American Mammals (north of Mexico).

Autor: Kary Cadmus Emerson

Número de Páginas: 30

A ready reference to the known species of Mallophaga found on mammals of North America (North of Mexico) is presented. This classification for the Mallophaga is in accordance with Werneck (1948 and 1950)--'Os Malophagos de Mamiferos.''. A different generic classification is contained in Hopkins and Clay (1952)--'A check-list of the genera and species of Mallophaga'.' Classification for the mammals is from Miller and Kellogg (1955)--'List of North American Recent Mammals.' Published records of Mallophaga from mammal s .are few in number, even for domestic mammals. Hosts which are expected to have Mallophaga, but for which no records are known, are: arctic fox, swift fox, brown bear, grizzly bear, polar bear, fisher, otter, sea otter, jaguar, moose, caribou, pronghorn and musk ox. (Author).

The Mammals of North America

Autor: E. Raymond Hall , Keith R. Kelson

Número de Páginas: 668

Technical information. Illustrations are line drawings mainly anatomical.

Mammals of North America - Volume 2

Autor: Sergio Ticul Alvarez-castañeda

Número de Páginas: 0

The second volume of this book series synthesizes nomenclature, systematics, and descriptions of North American mammal species. Clear, simple and illustrated identification keys are provided to make knowledge of mammals easier and facilitate the training both students and professionals in the field, including readers without extensive experience. Descriptions of the different species are provided up to Order, highlighting the diagnostic features that allow identifying them promptly while the reader learns how to make subsequent identifications without having the book at hand. Each species comes with potential distribution maps based on existing records in the main museums of North America. The book includes the description, characteristics and distribution maps of the 781 species with range in the North America subcontinent

American Animals a Popular Guide to the Mammals of North America, North of Mexico

Autor: Witmer Stone

Número de Páginas: 520

Excerpt from American Animals a Popular Guide to the Mammals of North America, North of Mexico: With Intimate Biographies of the More Familiar Species In preparing (he present volume the aim has been to produce a work sufficiently free from technicalities to appeal to the general reader and at the same time to include such scientific information relative to our North American mammals as would be desired by one beginning their study. The key at the end of the volume will be found of service in identifying unfamiliar mammals, and includes certain characters omitted from the body of the book. As a guide to further study there has been appended a bibliography of the principal works on North American mammals. To many of these I would express my indebtedness, especially to the writings of Allen, Merriam. Miller, Bangs and Rhoads, and also my acknowledgments to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and Mr. Samuel N. Rhoads for the privilege of studying the specimens contained in their collections. The text figures are all reproduced from standard works, while the plates are largely from the brush or camera of Mr. A. Radelyffe Dugmore, whose name is so intimately connected with...

The Pocket Guide to Mammals of North America

Autor: John A. Burton , Jim Channell

Número de Páginas: 192

A guide to the more common mammals native to the USA and Canada, from the jack rabbit to the California sea lion. Colour illustrations highlight key characteristics and the text summarizes range, habitat, food and breeding biology. The book also includes a listing of all known species.

Mammals in North America

Autor: Robert E. Wrigley , Dwayne Harty

Número de Páginas: 360

Provides information and brief stories about these animals

Encyclopedia of North American Mammals

Autor: Amy-jane Beer , Pat Morris

Número de Páginas: 292

Seventy-nine of the most common and familiar mammals are identified and described in this beautiful encyclopedia that features more than 200 color photographs and illustrations, an extensive glossary, species tables, data panels, and distribution maps throughout.

A Guide to the Mammals of the Southeastern United States

Autor: Larry N. Brown

Número de Páginas: 260

The book is organized according to the various mammalian orders (insectivores, bats, pouched mammals, rabbits and hares, whales, and so on) under which the species accounts are given. Each species account contains concise information about identifying characteristics, geographical range, habitat, natural history, and additional factors such as longevity and economic significance. Complementing this text are more than two hundred illustrations, which include photographs, drawings, and range maps. An eight-page selection of color plates is an especially attractive feature of the book. In addition to the species accounts, the book's introductory sections are filled with fascinating general information on southeastern mammalogy: the study of mammals, mammal conservation, the southeastern region and mammal affinities, and the preservation of mammal specimens. A checklist of southeastern mammals, a key to the terrestrial orders, and a bibliography of selected references further enhance the usefulness of this guide.

A Field Guide to Mammals of North America North of Mexico

Autor: Fiona Reid

Número de Páginas: 579

A field guide to mammals in North America includes information about each animal's physical characterstics, appearance, habitat and range, sounds, and behaviors.

Mammals of the Eastern United States

Autor: John O. Whitaker , William John Hamilton

Número de Páginas: 640

In Their Definitive Work on eastern mammals, John O. Whitaker, Jr., and William J. Hamilton, Jr., vividly convey their sheer delight at the variety and abundance of mammalian life. They have brought together a wealth of biological information and applied a biological subspecies concept to the mammals of the eastern United States.

Land Mammals of Oregon

Autor: B. J. Verts , Leslie N. Carraway

Número de Páginas: 728

The first comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of mammals of Oregon since Vernon Bailey's THE MAMMALS AND LIFE ZONES OF OREGON was published in 1936. This new book provides a basic reference to mammalian life in the northwestern U.S., with descriptions of 136 extant or recently extirpated species. 122 color and 36 b&w photos, 140 maps, 150 drawings.

Rocky Mountain Mammals

Autor: David M. Armstrong

Número de Páginas: 281

Revised, updated, and with more than 80 new color photographs, Rocky Mountain Mammals, Third Edition is a nontechnical guide to the mammals of the Southern Rocky Mountains and their foothills, with special emphasis on Rocky Mountain National Park and vicinity. Designed for quick reference and enjoyable reading, Rocky Mountain Mammals offers what most field guides don't - a wealth of fascinating information about each species. In seventy-two species accounts, David M. Armstrong describes each animal and its signs, habits, habitat, and natural history, noting times when seasonal events such as elk sparring occur. Introductory materials and appendices offer rich context and wildlife-watching support, including a checklist with page numbers for quick field reference, an identification key, a glossary, derivations of scientific names, and advice on how, when, and where to watch mammals. Armstrong introduces mammalian evolution, anatomy, and distribution and offers perspective on how the local fauna fits into its geographical setting and into past and potential future faunas of the region. This lavishly illustrated new edition will delight those who live in and visit the high country...

The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mammals

Autor: John O. Whitaker , Robert Elman , National Audubon Society

Número de Páginas: 760

Field guide to North American Mammals.

Tectonic Globaloney

Autor: N. Christian Smoot

Número de Páginas: 161

Forty-five years after the synthesis of the plate tectonic hypothesis, much newer and better information has been gathered by the seagoers of the world. Contrary to popular opinion among earth scientists, the purveyors of plate tectonics are the present-day snake oil salesmen. This null hypothesis is fraught with misinformation and misconceptions. It is in need of a massive make-over. Midocean ridge spreading does not occur universally, especially in Iceland and the North Pacific basin. Deep earthquakes do not define a descending slab; in fact, do not even occur in most places along the trenches. Therefore, subduction does not occur. Continental drift is a figment of overly active imaginations, and Gondwana is an even greater figment. India has been in place for several billion years rather than wandering around. Index fossils like Lystrosaurus and Cynognathus are misused, misdated, and show nothing. Land bridges have surfaced and been submerged many times over the years allowing for free passage of fauna and flora. Fracture zones, rather than showing the direction of seafloor spreading, leave nothing more than a pattern of at least four different directions on the ocean floor as...

Mammals of Colorado, Second Edition

Autor: David M. Armstrong , James P. Fitzgerald , Carron A. Meaney

Número de Páginas: 637

Co-published with the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Thoroughly revised and updated, Mammals of Colorado, Second Edition is a comprehensive reference on the nine orders and 128 species of Colorado's recent native fauna, detailing each species' description, habitat, distribution, population ecology, diet and foraging, predators and parasites, behavior, reproduction and development, and population status. An introductory chapter on Colorado's environments, a discussion of the development of the fauna over geologic time, and a brief history of human knowledge of Coloradan mammals provide ecological and evolutionary context. The most recent records of the state's diverse species, rich illustrations (including detailed maps, skull drawings, and photographs), and an extensive bibliography make this book a must-have reference. Amateur and professional naturalists, students, vertebrate biologists, and ecologists as well as those involved in conservation and wildlife management in Colorado will find value in this comprehensive volume.

Recent Mammals of Alaska

Autor: Joseph A. Cook , Stephen O. Macdonald

Número de Páginas: 401

From the polar bear and the gray wolf to the walrus and river otter, there are 115 species of mammals in Alaska that have never been fully catalogued until now. Biologists Joseph A. Cook and Stephen O. MacDonald have compiled here the first comprehensive guide to all of Alaska’s mammals, big and small, endearing and ferocious. Through extensive fieldwork and research the authors have produced a unique and authoritative reference. Detailed entries for each species include distribution and taxonomic information, status, habitat, and fossil history. Appendices include quick reference listings of mammal distribution by region, specimen locations, conservation status, and the incidence of Pleistocene mammals. The guide is generously illustrated with line drawings by Alaskan artist W. D. Berry and includes several maps indicating populations and locations of species. Mammals of Alaska will be an accessible, easy to use source for scholars and hobbyists alike.

The Scientific Basis for Conserving Forest Carnivores

Autor: Leonard F. Ruggiero

Número de Páginas: 198

This cooperative effort by USDA Forest Service Research and the National Forest System assesses the state of knowledge related to the conservation status of four forest carnivores in the western United States: American marten, fisher, lynx, and wolverine. The conservation assessment reviews the biology and ecology of these species. It also discusses management considerations stemming from what is known and identifies information needed. Overall, we found huge knowledge gaps that make it difficult to evaluate the species' conservation status.

Pocket Gophers in Forest Ecosystems

Autor: Cynthia Lea Teipner , Edward O. Garton , Lewis Nelson (jr.)

Número de Páginas: 60

Proceedings--Range Economics Symposium and Workshop, August 31-September 2, 1982, Salt Lake City, Utah

Número de Páginas: 928

Texas Natural History

Autor: David J. Schmidly

Número de Páginas: 580

Natural history - Texas, table of contents, index.

Synopsis of the Weasels of North America

Autor: Clinton Hart Merriam

Número de Páginas: 60

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