Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology

Synopsis

This Comprehensive Survey Of The Zoology Of Mammals Covers Evolution And Phylogeny, Structure And Function, Adapative Radiation And Diversity, Behavior And Ecology, And Domestication And Conservation. The Fourth Edition Includes A New Chapter On Mammalian Molecular Phylogenetics, Highlights Several Recently Discovered Species, And Contains Over 4,200 References. The Study Of Mammals -- History Of Mammalogy -- Methods For Studying Mammals -- Phylogeny And Diversification Of Mammals -- Evolution And Dental Characteristics -- Biogeography -- Integument, Support, And Movement -- Modes Of Feeding -- Control Systems And Biological Rhythms -- Environmental Adaptations -- Reproduction -- Monotremes And Marsupials -- Tenrecoidea, Macroscelidea, Scandentia, Dermoptera, Solenodonta, Soricomorpha, And Erinaceomorpha -- Chiroptera -- Primates -- Pilosa And Cingulata (xenarthrans), Pholidota, And Tubulidentata -- Carnivora -- Rodentia And Lagomorpha -- Proboscidea, Hyracoidea, And Sirenia -- Perissodactyla And Artiodactyla -- Cetacea -- Communication, Aggression, And Spatial Relations -- Sexual Selection, Parental Care, And Mating Systems -- Social Behavior -- Dispersal, Habitat Selection, And Migration -- Populations And Life History -- Community Ecology -- Parasites And Diseases -- Domestication And Domesticated Animals -- Conservation. Edited By George A. Feldhamer [and Four Others]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.