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China's stunning diversity of natural habitats--from parched deserts to lush tropical forests--is home to more than 10 percent of the world's mammal species. A Guide to the Mammals of China is the most comprehensive guide to all 556 species of mammals found in China. It is the only single-...
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Princeton University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Princeton, N.J. : |
| Publication Dates: |
[2008] ©2008 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Course Book. |
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| Online Access: |
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| Summary: |
China's stunning diversity of natural habitats--from parched deserts to lush tropical forests--is home to more than 10 percent of the world's mammal species. A Guide to the Mammals of China is the most comprehensive guide to all 556 species of mammals found in China. It is the only single-volume reference of its kind to fully describe the physical characteristics, geographic distribution, natural history, and conservation status of every species. An up-to-date distribution map accompanies each species account, and color plates illustrate a majority of species. Written by a team of leading specialists, including Professor Wang Sung who provides a history of Chinese mammalogy, A Guide to the Mammals of China is the ideal reference for researchers and a delight for anyone interested in China's rich mammal fauna. The definitive, comprehensive, up-to-date guide to all of China's 556 mammal species High-quality color plates accompany the detailed text Each species account comes with a distribution map Organized taxonomically for easy reference Includes an extensive bibliography. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (576 pages) : illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9781400834112 |
| Index Number: | QL729 |
| CLC: | Q959.8 |
| Contents: |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Species Plates -- Figures -- Maps -- Habitat Illustrations -- Preface -- Contributors -- Introduction / CLASS MAMMALIA / Order Proboscidea. Family Elephantidae / Order Sirenia. Family Dugongidae / Order Scandentia. Family Tupaiidae / Order Rodentia - Rodents / Family Sciuridae Squirrels / Order Lagomorpha Pikas, Rabbits, And Hares / Order Erinaceomorpha Family Erinaceidae Hedgehogs And Gymnures / Order Soricomorpha Shrews And Moles / Order Chiroptera Bats / Order Pholidota Family Manidae Genus Manis Pangolins / Order Carnivora Carnivores / Order Perissodactyla Family Equidae Genus Equus Horses, Zebras, And Asses / Order Artiodactyla Even-Toed Ungulates / Order Cetacea Whales, Porpoises, And Dolphins / Appendix I. Cetaceans Found Off The Coast Of China -- Appendix II. Hypothetical Mammals -- Appendix III. Introduced Alien, Feral, Or Free-Ranging Domestic Mammals -- Glossary -- References -- Index To Scientific Names -- Index To Common Names. |