Mammals of the Neotropics - 9780226706825
Un libro in lingua di Redford Kent H. Eisenberg John F. edito da Univ of Chicago Pr, 1992
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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. Robinson, of
Neotropical Wildlife Use and Conservation, published by
the University of Chicago Press. John F. Eisenberg is the
author of Mammals of the Neotropics, volume 1: The
Northern Neotropics, and The Mammalian Radiations, also
published by the University of Chicago Press.
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. Robinson, of
Neotropical Wildlife Use and Conservation, published by
the University of Chicago Press. John F. Eisenberg is the
author of Mammals of the Neotropics, volume 1: The
Northern Neotropics, and The Mammalian Radiations, also
published by the University of Chicago Press.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Mammals of the Neotropics
- Sottotitolo: The Southern Cone, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay
- Lingua: English
- Autori : Redford Kent H. Eisenberg John F.
- Editore: Univ of Chicago Pr
- Collana: Univ of Chicago Pr (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 15 Aprile '92
- Genere: NATURE
- Argomenti : Mammals South America Mammals Panama
- Dimensioni mm: 279 x 222 x 25
- ISBN-10: 0226706826
- EAN-13: 9780226706825