MammalogyJones & Bartlett Learning, 16 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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Chapter Mammalian Characteristics | |
Chapter Classification of Mammals | |
Chapter Metatheria | |
Chapter Afrosoricida Macroscelidea and Tubulidentata | |
Chapter Paenungulata | |
Chapter Perissodactyla | |
Chapter Artiodactyla | |
Chapter Cetacea | |
PART MAMMALIAN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION | |
Chapter Aspects of Physiology | |
Chapter Echolocation | |
PART ECOLOGY BEHAVIOR AND CONSERVATION | |
Chapter Behavior | |
Chapter Cingulata Pilosa and Pholidota | |
Chapter Dermoptera and Scandentia | |
Chapter Chiroptera | |
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Chapter Zoogeography | |
Chapter Mammalian Conservation Ethics | |
Chapter Mammalian Domestication | |
Chapter Mammalian Disease and Zoonoses | |
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