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Dogs : their fossil relatives and evolutionary history /

Xiaoming Wang and Richard H. Tedford combine their research with Mauricio Antón's impeccable reconstructions to present a remarkable portrait of canids over the past 40 million years. Wang and Tedford cull their history from the most recent scientific research conducted on the vast collections...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wang, Xiaoming, 1957-
Otros Autores: Tedford, Richard H., Antón, Mauricio
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York ; Chichester : Columbia University Press, 2010.
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  • Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Methods of Study and the Place of Dogs in Nature; 2. The Origin of Canids and Other Doglike Carnivorous Mammals; 3. Diversity: Who Is Who in the Dog Family; 4. Anatomy and Function: How the Parts Work; 5. Hunting and Social Activity; 6. Changing Environments and Canid Evolution; 7. Going Places: Braving New Worlds; 8. Domestic Dogs; Appendix 1. Canid Species and Classification; Appendix 2. Phylogenetic Tree of the Family Canidae; Glossary; Further Reading; Index; List of Plates.