Author : Malcolm C. McKenna
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 40,99 MB
Release : 1997-10-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780231528535
-- Jean-Louis Hartenberger, Nature
Author : Alan F. Dixson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 12,8 MB
Release : 2021-06-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1108426182
The first detailed account of post-copulatory sexual selection and the evolution of reproduction in mammals.
Author : Arthur Frederick Gotch
Publisher :
Page : 714 pages
File Size : 45,24 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780816033775
Describes the meanings of the Latin names of over 4,000 individual species, and gives a translation of the Latin name
Author : Terry Vaughan
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 770 pages
File Size : 30,10 MB
Release : 2011-04-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0763762997
"Newly revised and extensively updated, the fifth edition of Mammalogy explains and clarifies the subject of mammalian biology as a unified whole, taking care to discuss the latest and most fascinating discoveries in the field. In recent years we witnessed significant changes in the taxonomy of mammals. The authors kept pace with such changes and revised each chapter to reflect the most current data and statistics available. New pedagogical elements, including chapter outlines, lists of key morphological characteristics, and further reading sections, help readers grasp the most important concepts and explore additional content on their own." --Book Jacket.
Author : J.G.M. Thewissen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 31,56 MB
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 1489901590
Research in whale origins is now in an explosive phase, with a cascade of discoveries adding to our understanding of the evolutionary pattern and a suite of new techniques being applied to address new questions. The objective of this volume is to provide a snapshot of this explosion. The volume paints the scene with a broad brush. Taken together the chapters clearly indicate that cetacean origins is a field that is dynamic, multidisciplinary, and that the end of the explosive phase is not in sight.
Author : Douglas A. Kelt
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 31,88 MB
Release : 2020-10-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 022653300X
The taxonomy of recent mammals has lately undergone tremendous revision, but it has been decades since the last update to Timothy E. Lawlor’s acclaimed identification guide the Handbook to the Orders and Families of Living Mammals. Integrating the latest advances in research, Douglas A. Kelt and James L. Patton provide this long-overdue update in their new, wholly original work, A Manual of the Mammalia. Complemented by global range maps, high-resolution photographs of skulls and mandibles by Bill Stone, and the outstanding artwork of Fiona Reid, this book provides an overview of biological attributes of each higher taxon while highlighting key and diagnostic characters needed to identify skulls and skins of all recent mammalian orders and most families. Kelt and Patton also place taxa in their currently understood supra-familial clades, and discuss current challenges in higher mammal taxonomy. Including a comprehensive review of mammalian anatomy to provide a foundation for understanding all characters employed throughout, A Manual of the Mammalia is both a user-friendly handbook for students learning to identify higher mammal taxa and a uniquely comprehensive, up-to-date reference for mammalogists and mammal-lovers from across the globe.
Author : Hicks
Publisher : Carson-Dellosa Publishing
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 24,62 MB
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1612366783
Book Features: • 24 Pages, 8 inches x 8 inches • Ages 7-8, Grades 2-3 Leveled Readers, Lexile 600L • Simple, easy-to-read pages with vibrant images • Features a teaching focus on synonyms for young readers • Includes bolded vocabulary words, an index, and post-reading questions for comprehension Bringing Learning to Life: In Let’s Classify Animals, second—third graders learn about animal classification and different groups of species. Science Made Fun: Are reptiles warm-blooded or cold-blooded? What about mammals? Young readers learn about different species groups and how each animal gets classified into them in this kid’s book. Build Reading Skills: This engaging 24-page children’s book will help your child improve comprehension and build confidence with post-reading comprehension questions, extension activities, and high frequency vocabulary words. Leveled Reading: Part of the My Science Library series, the early reading text and vibrant photographs make this kid’s book a fun, informative title that teaches children about classifying different species in the animal kingdom. Why Rourke Educational Media: Since 1980, Rourke Publishing Company has specialized in publishing engaging and diverse non-fiction and fiction books for children in a wide range of subjects that support reading success on a level that has no limits.
Author : George Gaylord Simpson
Publisher :
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 14,42 MB
Release : 1945
Category : Animals
ISBN :
Author : Sydney Anderson
Publisher :
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 24,99 MB
Release : 1984-01-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780671437275
As mammals ourselves, we have always been fascinated with this most advanced class of animals, and "Simon & Schuster's Guide to Mammals" describes 426 species worldwide. A long and thoughtful introduction to the evolution, characteristics, and orders of mammals is followed by the entries -- all illustrated in full color -- each containing the mammal's classification, description, and habitat as well as details on behavior, feeding habits, and reproduction. The entries also feature colorful symbols to illustrate habitat, color maps to show the distribution and rarity of each species, and line drawings to indicate unusual or notable physical features. With more than 500 color photographs, "Simon & Schuster's Guide to Mammals" is a superb and valuable reference.
Author : Katharine Hall
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 32,11 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Mammals
ISBN : 9781628557718
"All mammals share certain characteristics that set them apart from animal classes. But some mammals live on land and other mammals spend their lives in water--each is adapted to its environment. Land mammals breathe oxygen through nostrils but some marine mammals breathe through blowholes. Compare and contrast mammals that live on land to those that live in the water."--
