Biology of the Heteromyidae
Author: James H. Brown
Publisher:
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 719
ISBN-13: 9780935868661
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The Laboratory Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster, and Other Rodents
Author: Mark A. Suckow
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 2011-12-14
Total Pages: 1289
ISBN-13: 0123809215
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Laboratory Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster, and Other Rodents is a single volume, comprehensive book sanctioned by the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM), covering the rabbit, guinea pig, hamster, gerbil and other rodents often used in research. This well-illustrated reference won a 2012 PROSE Award for Best Single Volume Reference in Science from the Association of American Publishers. The book includes basic biology, anatomy, physiology, behavior, infectious and noninfectious diseases, husbandry and breeding, common experimental methods, and use of the species as a research model. With many expert contributors, this will be an extremely valuable publication for biomedical researchers, laboratory animal veterinarians and other professionals engaged in laboratory animal science. - 2012 PROSE Award winner for Best Single Volume Reference in Science from the Association of American Publishers - One-stop resource for advancements in the humane and responsible care of: rabbit, guinea pig, hamster, gerbil, chinchilla, deer mouse, kangaroo rat, cotton rat, sand rat, and degu - Includes up-to-date, common experimental methods - Organized by species for easy access during bench research
The Teeth of Mammalian Vertebrates
Author: Barry Berkovitz
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 2018-08-10
Total Pages: 348
ISBN-13: 012802819X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The Teeth of Mammalian Vertebrates is an important reference for researchers in dentistry, comparative morphology, anthropology, and vertebrate palaeontology, and those with an interest in exploring and understanding diversity. The book provides a comprehensive and informed analysis of mammalian dentitions and highlights the importance of teeth as drivers and mirrors of evolution and diversity." - Journal of Anatomy The Teeth of Mammalian Vertebrates presents a comprehensive survey of mammalian dentitions that is based on material gathered from museums and research workers from around the world. The teeth are major factors in the success of mammals, and knowledge of tooth form and function is essential in mammalian biology. Illustrated with high-quality color photographs of skulls and dentitions, together with X-rays, CT images and histology, this book reveals the tremendous variety of tooth form and structure in mammals. Written by two internationally-recognized experts in dental anatomy, the book provides an up-to-date account of how teeth are adapted to acquiring and processing food. With its companion volume, this book provides a complete survey of the teeth of vertebrates. It is the ideal resource for students and researchers in zoology, biology, anthropology, archaeology and dentistry. - Provides a comprehensive account of mammalian dentitions, together with helpful reading lists - Illustrated by 900 high-quality photographs, X-rays, CT scans and histological images from leading researchers and world class museum collection - Depicts lateral and occlusal views of the skull and dentition, which conveys a much greater level of morphological detail than line drawings - Contains clear-and-concise, up-to-date reviews of the structure and properties of dental tissues, especially the enamel and tooth support system, both of which play vital roles in the functioning of the mammalian dentition
Ecological Assembly Rules
Author: Evan Weiher
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2001-08-16
Total Pages: 438
ISBN-13: 9780521655330
DOWNLOAD EBOOKConsiders the evidence for the existence of unifying rules controlling the formation and maintenance of ecological communities.
Mammalogy
Author: Terry Vaughan
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Published: 2011-04-21
Total Pages: 770
ISBN-13: 0763762997
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"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.
Ecophysiology of Small Desert Mammals
Author: Allan A. Degen
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 3642603513
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince small mammals have a large surface to mass ratio, one would expect them to quickly dehydrate and perish at high environmental temperatures. Nonetheless, a large number of small mammal species inhabit deserts. This fascinating phenomenon is investigated by Prof. A. Allan Degen in his book. The majority of small desert mammals are rodents, but shrews of several grams and small foxes of 1 kg are also present. Their survival is due mainly to behavioural adaptations and habitat selection, however, physiological adaptations also contribute to the success. Interestingly, many small mammals that live in different deserts of the world show similarities in their adaptive traits although they have different taxonomic affinities.
Mammals of South America, Volume 2
Author: James L. Patton
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2015-03-09
Total Pages: 1363
ISBN-13: 022616960X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe second installment in a planned three-volume series, this book provides the first substantive review of South American rodents published in over fifty years. Increases in the reach of field research and the variety of field survey methods, the introduction of bioinformatics, and the explosion of molecular-based genetic methodologies have all contributed to the revision of many phylogenetic relationships and to a doubling of the recognized diversity of South American rodents. The largest and most diverse mammalian order on Earth—and an increasingly threatened one—Rodentia is also of great ecological importance, and Rodents is both a timely and exhaustive reference on these ubiquitous creatures. From spiny mice and guinea pigs to the oversized capybara, this book covers all native rodents of South America, the continental islands of Trinidad and Tobago, and the Caribbean Netherlands off the Venezuelan coast. It includes identification keys and descriptions of all genera and species; comments on distribution; maps of localities; discussions of subspecies; and summaries of natural, taxonomic, and nomenclatural history. Rodents also contains a detailed list of cited literature and a separate gazetteer based on confirmed identifications from museum vouchers and the published literature.
Mammalian Diversification
Author: Eileen A. Lacey
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 402
ISBN-13: 9780520098534
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFourteen chapters by colleagues and former students celebrating the career of James L. Patton, the emeritus curator of mammals at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology. All the papers deal with mammalian evolution.
General Technical Report INT.
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Publisher:
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 696
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKActivity Patterns in Small Mammals
Author: S. Halle
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 331
ISBN-13: 364218264X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEnvironmental conditions change considerably in the course of 24 h with respect to abiotic factors and intra- and interspecific interactions. These changes result in limited time windows of opportunity for animal activities and, hence, the question of when to do what is subject to fitness maximisation. This volume gives a current overview of theoretical considerations and empirical findings of activity patterns in small mammals, a group in which the energetic and ecological constraints are particularly severe and the diversity of activity patterns is particularly high. Following a comparative ecological approach, for the first time activity timing is consequently treated in terms of behavioural and evolutionary ecology, providing the conceptual framework for chronoecology as a new subdiscipline within behavioural ecology. An extensive Appendix gives an introduction to methods of activity modelling and to tools for statistical pattern analysis.
