Southern Cone - Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay (v. 2) (Mammals of the Neotropics) - Softcover

Redford, Kent H.; Eisenberg, John F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226706826 ISBN 13: 9780226706825

Verlag: University of Chicago Press, 1992

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Book by Redford Kent H Eisenberg John F

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"Mammals of the Neotropics" satisfies the need for a comprehensive, up-to-date survey of existing knowledge of South America's terrestrial and marine mammals. No comparable account of South American mammals has ever been published in any language, and this timely work will help encourage the research vital to conservation efforts. This second of a projected three volumes covers southern South America. The authors discuss the historical biogeography and contemporary habitats of the region and then provide individual accounts for nearly 360 indigenous species, including information on size, appearance, ecology, behavior, and life history. Range maps, line drawings, and color plates supplement the text. To place the species accounts in a broader context, the authors consider the diversity of animals within each taxonomic group, examine the Neotropical species from a worldwide geographical perspective, and review taxonomic questions and controversies. Two final chapters deal with the community ecology of mammals and the effects humans have had on the mammalian fauna of the southern cone. Kent H. Redford is coeditor, with John G.

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This book satisfies the need for a comprehensive, up-to-date survey of existing knowledge of the area's mammals, both terrestrial and marine. This volume begins with a discussion of the historical biogeography and contemporary habitats of the region under consideration. Each subsequent chapter presents a separate mammalian order. The authors provide individual accounts for nearly 360 indigenous species, including information on size, appearance, ecology, behavior, and life history.

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• Verlag: University of Chicago Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0226706826
• ISBN 13: 9780226706825
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 460