Mammals of Colorado, Second Edition

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Armstrong, David Michael, 1944- author.

Meaney, Carron A., 1950- author.

Fitzgerald, James P., 1940- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Life Sciences--Zoology--General.

Science.

Zoology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (637 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder : University Press of Colorado June 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Annotation Thoroughly revised and updated, this is a comprehensive reference on the nine orders and 128 species of Colorado's recent native fauna, detailing each species' description, habitat, distribution, population ecology, diet and foraging, predators and parasites, behaviour, reproduction and development, and population status. An introductory chapter on Colorado's environments, a discussion of the development of the fauna over geologic time, and a brief history of human knowledge of Coloradan mammals provide ecological and evolutionary context. The most recent records of the state's diverse species, rich illustrations (including detailed maps, skull drawings, and photographs), and an extensive bibliography make this book a must-have reference. Amateur and professional naturalists, students, vertebrate biologists, and ecologists as well as those involved in conservation and wildlife management in Colorado will find value in this comprehensive volume. Co-published with the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1: Environments of Colorado; 2: Mammals in General; 3: History of Mammals and Mammalogy in Colorado; 4: People and Wildlife; 5: Order didelphimorphia; 6: Order Cingulata; 7: Order Primates; 8: Order rodentia; 9: Order Lagomorpha; 10: Order Soricomorpha; 11: Order Chiroptera; 12: Order Carnivora; 13: Order Perissodactyla; 14: Order Artiodactyla; Appendix A- The Metric System; Appendix B- Glossary; Literature Cited; Index

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Mammals of Colorado / James P. Fitzgerald, Carron A. Meany, David M. Armstrong. 1994.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781457110849

1457110849

9781607320487

1607320487

OCLC:

780425531