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Description: |
xiii, 620 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm |
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General Note: |
Revised edition of: Mammals of Colorado / James P. Fitzgerald, Carron A. Meany, David M. Armstrong. 1994. |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 497-607) and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Environments of Colorado -- Mammals in general -- History of mammals and mammalogy in Colorado -- People and wildlife : stewardship of wild mammals in Colorado -- Order Didelphimorphia : opossums and kin -- Order Cingulata : armadillos -- Order Primates : monkeys, apes, and kin -- Order Rodentia : rodents -- Order Lagomorpha : pikas, rabbits, and hares -- Order Soricomopha : shrews, moles, and kin -- Order Chiroptera : bats -- Order Carnivora : carnivores -- Order Perissodactyla : odd-toed hoofed mammals -- Order Artiodactyla : even-toed hoofed mammals. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: Thoroughly Revised and updated, Mammals of Colorado, Second Edition is a comprehensive reference on the 9 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. |
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Summary: 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. --Book Jacket. |