MammalogyJones & Bartlett Publishers, 11 дек. 2013 г. - Всего страниц: 756 Mammalogy is the study of mammals from the diverse biological viewpoints of structure, function, evolutionary history, behavior, ecology, classification, and economics. Thoroughly updated, the Sixth Edition of Mammalogy explains and clarifies the subject as a unified whole. The text begins by defining mammals and summarizing their origins. It moves on to discuss the orders and families of mammals with comprehensive coverage on the fossil history, current distribution, morphological characteristics, and basic behavior and ecology of each family of mammals. The third part of the text progresses to discuss special topics such as mammalian echolocation, physiology, behavior, ecology, and zoogeography. The text concludes with two additional chapters, previously available online, that cover mammalian domestication and mammalian disease and zoonoses. |
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PART II MAMMALIAN DIVERSITY | 67 |
MAMMALIAN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION | 369 |
Part IV Ecology Behavior and Conservation | 473 |
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Glossary | 714 |
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