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Rocky Mountain mammals : a handbook of mammals of Rocky Mountain National Park and vicinity /
Revised, updated, and with more than 80 new color photographs, Rocky Mountain Mammals, Third Edition is a nontechnical guide to the mammals of the Southern Rocky Mountains and their foothills, with special emphasis on Rocky Mountain National Park and vicinity. Designed for quick reference and enjoya...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Boulder :
University Press of Colorado in cooperation with the Rocky Mountain Nature Association,
2008.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; Checklist of Mammals of Rocky Mountain National Park and Vicinity; 1. Introduction; Organization; Explanation of Terminology; Measurements; Acknowledgments; 2. What is a Mammal?; Historical; Anatomical; Reproductive and Developmental; 3. Mammalian Distribution; The Ecological Context; Elevational Distribution; Faunal Relationships of Rocky Mountain National Park; 4. How to Observe Mammals; 5. Order Soricomorpha; 6. Order Chiroptera; 7. Order Primates; 8. Order Lagomorpha; 9. Order Rodentia; 10. Order Carnivora; 11. Order Artiodactyla; Appendices
- I. Key to Mammals of Rocky Mountain National Park and VicinityII. Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; III. Derivation of Scientific Names; Literature Cited; Approximate Conversion Factors, Metric-English Measurements