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Edition: |
Fifth edition / Ronald M. Nowak. |
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Description: |
2 volumes (xlv, 1629 pages) : illustrations ; 27 cm |
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General Note: |
Revised edition of: Walker's mammals of the world. 4th ed. 1983- |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 1501-1614) and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: V.1: Foreword / by Durward L. Allen -- Preface -- World distribution of mammals -- Monotremata : Monotremes -- Marsupalia : Marsupials -- Insectivora : Insectivores -- Macroscelidea : Macroscelididae : elephant shrews -- Dermoptera : Cynocephalidae : colugos, or flying lemurs -- Chiroptera : Bats -- Scandentia : Tupaiidae : tree shrews -- Primates : primates -- Xenarthra : xenarthrans -- Pholidota : Manidae : pangolins, or scaly anteaters -- Lagomorpha : pikas, rabbits, hares -- Rodentia : rodents -- v. 2: Rodentia : rodents (continued) -- Cetacea : whales, dolphins, porpoises -- Carnivora : dogs, bears, raccoons, weasels, mongooses, hyenas, and cats -- Pinnipedia : seals, sea lions, and walrus -- Tubulidentata : Orycteropodidae : aardvark, ant bear -- Proboscides : Elephantidae : elephants -- Hyracoidea : Procaviidae : hyraxes, dassies -- Sirenia : manatees, dugong, and sea cow -- Perissodactyla : odd-toed ungulates (hoofed mammals) -- Artiodactyla : even-toed ungulates (hoofed mammals). |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: This comprehensive reference work, now in its fifth edition, covers more than 1,100 genera of mammals, including one hundred that did not appear in previous editions, and lists more than 4,000 species.--From publisher description. |
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Additional Physical Forms: |
Online version: Nowak, Ronald M. Walker's mammals of the world. 5th ed. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991 (OCoLC)645922165 |
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Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/jhu051/91027011.html |