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1 online resource : color illustrations, color maps |
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Conservation Status of Mammals in the Southeastern United States. -- Species Accounts -- Class Mammalia -- American Opossums -- Order Didelphimorphia -- Family Didelphidae -- Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) -- Alston's Mouse Opossum (Marmosa alstoni) -- Mexican Mouse Opossum (Marmosa mexicana) -- Dugongs, Manatees, and Sea Cows -- Order Sirenia -- Family Trichechidae -- West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) -- Armadillos -- Order Cingulata -- Family Dasypodidae -- Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) |
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Primates -- Order Primates -- Family Cebidae -- Sqirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus) -- Family Cercopithecidae -- Grivet (Chlorocebus aethiops) -- Rhesus Monkey (Macaca mulatta) -- Pikas, Hares, and Rabbits -- Order Lagomorpha -- Family Leporidae -- Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus) -- Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) -- European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) -- Swamp Rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus) -- Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) -- Appalachian Cottontail (Sylvilagus obscurus) -- Marsh Rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris) -- Rodents -- Order Rodentia -- Family Sciuridae |
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Red-bellied Squirrel (Sciurus aureogaster) -- Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) -- Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) -- Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) -- Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) -- Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans) -- Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) -- Woodchuck (Marmota monax) -- Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus) -- Franklin's Ground Squirrel (Poliocitellus franklinii) -- Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) -- Family Castoridae -- American Beaver (Castor canadensis) -- Family Heteromyidae |
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Hispid Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus hispidus) -- Family Geomyidae -- Baird's Pocket Gopher (Geomys breviceps) -- Plains Pocket Gopher (Geomys bursarius) -- Southeastern Pocket Gopher (Geomys pinetis) -- Family Zapodidae -- Woodland Jumping Mouse (Napaeozapus insignis) -- Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius) -- Family Nesomyidae -- Northern Giant Pouched Rat (Cricetomys gambianus) -- Family Cricetidae -- Rock Vole (Microtus chrotorrhinus) -- Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) -- Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) -- Woodland Vole (Microtus pinetorum) -- Southern Red-backed Vole (Myodes gapperi) |
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Round-tailed Muskrat (Neofiber alleni) -- Common Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) -- Southern Bog Lemming (Synaptomys cooperi) -- Northern Pygmy Mouse (Baiomys taylori) -- Eastern Woodrat (Neotoma floridana) -- Allegheny Woodrat (Neotoma magister) -- Golden Mouse (Ochrotomys nuttalli) -- Texas Deermouse (Peromyscus attwateri) -- Cotton Deermouse (Peromyscus gossypinus) -- White-footed Deermouse (Peromyscus leucopus) -- North American Deermouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) -- Oldfield Deermouse (Peromyscus polionotus) -- Florida Deermouse (Podomys floridanus) |
| Summary |
"This helpful reference for students of all ages and professional mammalogists doing research provides an up-to-date compilation of basic knowledge about native and introduced mammals of the region. Although accessible and useful for the generalist, this book is not intended to be a field guide because encouraging persons to capture and handle these mostly nocturnal animals is not a good idea. Many mammals are protected by state and federal laws, are well adapted for defending themselves with teeth and claws, and are potential vectors of disease organisms. The volume presents accounts of 137 different species that currently or previously occurred in the southeastern United States. Included are extant species that once occurred in the region (jaguar, porcupine), native species that are now extinct (Caribbean monk seal), native species that have been extirpated from all or part of the region (red wolf, cougar, bison, elk), and many introduced species (Mexican mouse opossum, common squirrel monkey, capybara), as well as more common and ubiquitous species (gray squirrel, white-tailed deer, opossum). Each species account includes full-color images of the animals in their natural habitats, skulls plates with at least three views, color distribution maps of their approximate geographic ranges in the southeast and in North America, and up-to-date syntheses of several aspects of their biology (habitats, diets, preda-tors, parasites, diseases, and behaviors). An introductory chapter on conservation summarizes the current status of mammalian populations in the region and provides insight into some of the threats mammals are encountering in the Southeast. The region is home to a remarkable and diverse mammalian fauna that is a significant part of its rich natural heritage"-- Provided by publisher |
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Mammals -- Southern States -- Identification
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Mammals
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Southern States
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| Genre/Form |
Field guides
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hunt, John L. author
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| ISBN |
9780817392840 |
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081739284X |
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