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Wildlife of Nebraska a natural history /
"Wildlife of Nebraska surveys the variety and biology of Nebraska's terrestrial vertebrates by describing the ecology and biology of the state's birds, its mammals, and its reptiles and amphibians"--
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lincoln :
University of Nebraska Press,
[2020]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations and Symbols
- 1. Introduction to Nebraska and Its Biological Environment
- The Geography and Biogeography of Nebraska
- Nebraska as a Biological Transition and Genetic Suture Zone
- Dispersal Corridors and Historic Biogeographic Changes
- Global Warming and Changing Climates
- 2. Mammals
- Dawn of the Age of Mammals, 150-65 Million Years Ago
- Nebraska's Mammals, 58-24 Million Years Ago
- Nebraska's Mammals, 23-22 Million Years Ago
- Nebraska's Mammals, 12-10 Million Years Ago
- Selected Species Profiles
- Family Didelphidae (Opossums)
- Virginia Opossum. Didelphis virginiana
- Family Leporidae (Hares and Rabbits)
- White-tailed Jackrabbit. Lepus townsendii
- Black-tailed Jackrabbit. Lepus californicus
- Eastern Cottontail. Sylvilagus floridanus
- Desert Cottontail. Sylvilagus audubonii
- Family Soricidae (Shrews)
- Cinereus (Masked) Shrew. Sorex cinereus
- Family Vespertilionidae (Vesper Bats)
- Townsend's Big-eared Bat. Corynorhinus townsendii
- Big Brown Bat. Eptesicus fuscus
- Silver-haired Bat. Lasionycteris noctivagans
- Eastern Red Bat. Lasiurus borealis
- Hoary Bat. Lasiurus cinereus
- Little Brown Myotis. Myotis lucifugus
- Family Felidae (Cats)
- Canada Lynx. Lynx canadensis
- Bobcat. Lynx rufus
- Cougar (Puma, Mountain Lion). Puma concolor
- Family Canidae (Dogs)
- Coyote. Canis latrans
- Gray Fox. Urocyon cinereoargenteus
- Red Fox. Vulpes vulpes
- Swift Fox. Vulpes velox
- Family Mustelidae (Weasels)
- American Badger. Taxidea taxus
- American Mink. Neovison vison
- Northern River Otter. Lontra canadensis
- Long-tailed Weasel. Mustela frenata
- Black-footed Ferret. Mustela nigripes
- Family Mephitidae (Skunks)
- Striped Skunk. Mephitis mephitis
- Eastern Spotted Skunk. Spilogale putorius
- Family Procyonidae (Raccoons)
- Northern Raccoon. Procyon lotor
- Family Cervidae (Deer)
- Elk. Cervus canadensis
- White-tailed Deer. Odocoileus virginianus
- Mule Deer. Odocoileus hemionus
- Family Antilocapridae (Pronghorns)
- Pronghorn. Antilocapra americana
- Family Bovidae (Bison, Sheep, and Goats)
- American Bison. Bison bison.
- Bighorn (Mountain) Sheep. Ovis canadensis.
- Family Sciuridae (Squirrels, Marmots, and Prairie Dogs)
- Black-tailed Prairie Dog. Cynomys ludovicianus
- Southern Flying Squirrel. Glaucomys volans
- Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel. Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
- Least Chipmunk. Tamias minimus
- Family Castoridae (Beavers)
- Beaver. Castor canadensis
- Family Heteromyidae (Pocket Mice and Kangaroo Rats)
- Ord's Kangaroo Rat. Dipodomys ordii
- Olive-backed Pocket Mouse. Perognathus fasciatus
- Plains Pocket Mouse. Perognathus flavescens
- Family Dipodidae (Jumping Mice)
- Meadow Jumping Mouse. Zapus hudsonicus
- Family Cricetidae (New World Mice)
- Prairie Vole. Microtus ochrogaster