A Manual of the Mammalia
Title | A Manual of the Mammalia PDF eBook |
Author | Douglas A. Kelt |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | 349 |
Release | 2020-10-02 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 022653300X |
The taxonomy of recent mammals has lately undergone tremendous revision, but it has been decades since the last update to Timothy E. Lawlor’s acclaimed identification guide the Handbook to the Orders and Families of Living Mammals. Integrating the latest advances in research, Douglas A. Kelt and James L. Patton provide this long-overdue update in their new, wholly original work, A Manual of the Mammalia. Complemented by global range maps, high-resolution photographs of skulls and mandibles by Bill Stone, and the outstanding artwork of Fiona Reid, this book provides an overview of biological attributes of each higher taxon while highlighting key and diagnostic characters needed to identify skulls and skins of all recent mammalian orders and most families. Kelt and Patton also place taxa in their currently understood supra-familial clades, and discuss current challenges in higher mammal taxonomy. Including a comprehensive review of mammalian anatomy to provide a foundation for understanding all characters employed throughout, A Manual of the Mammalia is both a user-friendly handbook for students learning to identify higher mammal taxa and a uniquely comprehensive, up-to-date reference for mammalogists and mammal-lovers from across the globe.
A Manual of Mammalogy
Title | A Manual of Mammalogy PDF eBook |
Author | Robert E. Martin |
Publisher | Waveland Press |
Total Pages | 350 |
Release | 2011-11-30 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1478609532 |
Refined in detail through three editions, the manuals outstanding features include: an explanation of keys and how to use them; the inclusion of keys designed to identify by order or family extant mammals of the world; special sections containing comments and suggestions on identification; information on working with map coordinates and global positioning receivers; coverage of the use of computer programs to get estimates of home-range size and characteristics; and ideas for locating reliable, authoritative literature on mammals. A section on techniques for studying mammals in the field and in the laboratory rounds out this student-friendly learning tool. Beautifully wrought illustrations and diagrams accurately portray visual details of mammal groups or characteristics that are unavailable to study in person. Moreover, well-designed laboratory exercises provide opportunities to apply knowledge and master understanding.
A Manual of Mammalogy, with Keys to Families of the World
Title | A Manual of Mammalogy, with Keys to Families of the World PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony F. DeBlase |
Publisher | McGraw-Hill Science, Engineering & Mathematics |
Total Pages | 464 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN |
Handbook to the Orders and Families of Living Mammals
Title | Handbook to the Orders and Families of Living Mammals PDF eBook |
Author | Timothy E. Lawlor |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 264 |
Release | 1979 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN |
A Field Guide to Mammal Tracking in North America
Title | A Field Guide to Mammal Tracking in North America PDF eBook |
Author | James C. Halfpenny |
Publisher | Big Earth Publishing |
Total Pages | 180 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780933472983 |
Guide to identifying mammals in North America through tracking, and using this information in understanding their behavior.
World Guide to Mammals
Title | World Guide to Mammals PDF eBook |
Author | Nicole Duplaix |
Publisher | Random House Value Publishing |
Total Pages | 294 |
Release | 1983 |
Genre | Mammals |
ISBN |
Marine Mammals Ashore
Title | Marine Mammals Ashore PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph R. Geraci |
Publisher | National Aquarium in Baltimore |
Total Pages | 386 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Marine mammals |
ISBN | 0977460908 |
Comprehensive manual for understanding and carrying out marine mammal rescue activities for stranded seals, manatees, dolphins, whales, or sea otters.