书目

Squirrels of the World

内容简介

SquirrelsoftheWorld,writtenbyscientistswithmorethan100yearsofcollectiveexperiencestudyingthesepopularmammals,isthefirstcomprehensiveexaminationofall285speciesofsquirrelsworldwide.TheauthorsrevealvirtuallyeverydetailofthefamilySciuridae,whichincludesgroundsquirrels,treesquirrels,flyingsquirrels,prairiedogs,andchipmunks.Eachspecies—fromthefamiliargraysquirrelofAmericanbackyardstotheexoticandendangeredwoollyflyingsquirrelofPakistan—isdescribedinadetailedaccountthatincludesdistinguishingcharacteristics,ecology,naturalhistory,conservationstatus,andcurrentthreatstoitsexistence.SquirrelsoftheWorldincludes•stunningcolorphotographsthatdocumentrareandunusualsquirrelsaswellascommonvarieties•evolution,morphology,ecology,andconservationstatus•colorfulrangemapsmarkingspeciesdistribution•imagesoftheskullofeachgenusofsquirrel•extensivereferences

作者简介

RichardW.Thorington,Jr.,isacuratorofmammalsattheSmithsonianInstitution'sNationalMuseumofNaturalHistoryandtheauthorofSquirrels:TheAnimalAnswerGuide,alsopublishedbyJohnsHopkinsUniversityPress.JohnL.KoprowskiisaprofessorattheWildlifeandFisheriesResourcesSchoolofNaturalResourcesattheUniversityofArizona.MichaelA.SteeleisaprofessorintheDepartmentofBiologyatWilkesUniversityandisco-author,withKoprowski,ofNorthAmericanTreeSquirrels.JamesF.WhattonisaresearchassistantattheSmithsonianInstitution'sNationalMuseumofNaturalHistory.

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