A Manual of Mammalogy: With Keys to Families of the World 3rd Edition, (Ebook PDF)

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1577667689
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1577667681
• Author: Robert E. Martin, Ronald H. Pine

Refined in detail through three editions, the manual’s 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.

Table contents:

1 Introduction

2 The Skull

3 Teeth

4 The Integument

5 Horns and Antlers

6 The Postcranial Skeleton

7 Locomotor Adaptations8 Keys and Keying

9 The Orders of Living Mammals

10 The Monotremes

11 The Marsupials

12 The Insectivores

13 The Colugos

14 The Bats

15 The Tupaiids

16 The Primates

17 The Xenarthrans: Anteaters, Armadillos, and Sloths

18 The Pangolins19 The Carnivores

20 The Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises

21 The Macroscelideans

22 The Rabbits, Hares, and Pikas

23 The Rodents

24 The Aardvark

25 The Subungulates

26 The Perissodactyls

27 The Artiodactyls

28 Sign and Habitat Analysis

29 Recording Data

30 Collecting

31 Specimen Preparation and Preservation

32 Collecting Ectoparasites of Mammals

33 Age Determination

34 Diet Analysis

35 Analysis of Spatial Distribution

36 Estimation of Abundance and Density

37 Literature