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Title Statement: |
Mammalogy / Terry A. Vaughan. |
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Description: |
vii, 576 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-561) and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Introduction -- Mammalian characteristics -- Mammalian origins -- Classification of mammals -- Noneutherian mammals -- Introduction to eutherian animals -- Insectivores and their relatives -- Chiroptera -- Order primates -- Carnivores -- Subungulates -- Order perissodactyla -- Artiodactyla -- Xenarthans -- Cetacens -- Order rodentia -- Lagomorpha -- Ecology -- Zoogeography -- Behavior -- Reproduction -- Metabolism -- Water regulation -- Acoustical orientation and specializations of the ear -- Human impact on mammals |