California Mammals (California Natural History Guides)

✍ Scribed by E. W. Jameson, Hans J. Peeters

Publisher: University of California Press
Year: 1988
Tongue: English
Leaves: 450
Edition: 1
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

'Fine sections on mammal study and their general biology: food, senses, reproduction, seasonal dormancy, and migration and movements. There are also sections on rare and endangered species and on mammals and California human society.' --Jay M. Sheppard, Naturalist Review

✦ Table of Contents

Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Mammal Ecology. STUDYING MAMMALS
RARE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES
REPRODUCTION
SEASONAL DORMANCY
SENSES
MIGRATION AND MOVEMENTS
MAMMALS AND CALIFORNIA SOCIETY
FOOD OF MAMMALS
Species Accounts. IDENTIFICATION OF MAMMALS
MARSUPIALIA.
INSECTIVORA.
Moles (Talpidae)
CHIROPTERA
Leaf-nosed Bats (Phyllostomidae)
Vesper Bats (Vespertilionidae)
Free-tailed Bats (Molossidae)
CARNIVORA
Dogs, Foxes, and Allies (Canidae)
Bears (Ursidae)
Raccoons and Ringtails (Procyonidae)
Weasels, Marten, and Allies (Mustelidae)
Cats (Felidae)
PINNIPEDIA
Sea Lions or Eared Seals (Otariidae)
Seals (Phocidae)
Cetacea
SPERM WHALES, DOLPHINS, AND PORPOISES (ODONTOCETI)
Dolphins and Allies (Delphinidae)
Porpoises (Phocoenidae)
Sperm Whales (Physeteridae)
Beaked Whales (Ziphiidae)
Gray Whale (Eschrichtidae)
Rorquals (Balaenopteridae)
Right Whales (Balaenidae)
PERISSODACTYLA.
Pigs (Suidae)
Deer (Cervidae)
Sheep, Goats, and Cattle (Bovidae)
RODENTIA
Mountain Beaver (Aplodontidae)
Squirrels (Sciuridae)
Pocket Gophers (Geomyidae)
Kangaroo Rats, Kangaroo Mice, and Pocket Mice (Heteromyidae)
Beavers (Castoridae)
Deer Mice, Wood Rats, and Allies (Cricetidae)
Voles and Allies (Arvlcolidae)
Old World Rats and Mice (Muridae)
Jumping Mice (Zapodidae)
Porcupine (Erethizontidae)
LAGOMORPHA
Pikas (Ochotonidae)
Rabbits and Hares (Leporidae)
RANGE MAPS
Glossary
INDEX

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