Wildlife: mammals: general interest Books
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mammals of Africa Volume VI
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£185.25
Springer Us Gene Mapping in Laboratory Mammals Part A
Book SynopsisThe present work is an attempt to provide a systematic treatment of genetic linkage in diploid heredity. A large proportion, if not the majority, of mutant genes fail to match up to 'textbook' genes-with faultless segregation ratios and expression-yet, these are the materials with which the practical researcher has to cope.Table of Contentsof Part A.- A: The Biometrical Approach.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Maximum Likelihood Estimation.- 3 Inviability, Impenetrance and Linkage Detection.- 4 Estimation with Normal Gene Ratios.- 5 Estimation with Inviability.- 6 Estimation with Impenetrance.- 7 Estimation with Inviability and Impenetrance.- 8 Scoring.- 9 Multi-point Crosses.- 10 Mapping Functions.- 11 General Bibliography.- Index of Part A.
£42.74
New Line Books Wolves A Portrait of the Animal World
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£4.97
Workman Publishing The Return of Wolves: An Iconic Predator’s
Book SynopsisUncover on-the-ground reporting on the conflict between conservationists, ranchers, and an iconic predator-and discover the solution that might appease them all. The gray wolf has made an astonishing comeback in Washington. Nearly eradicated by the 1990s, conservationists and environmentalists have cheered its robust return to the state over the last two decades. But Washington ranchers are not so joyous. When wolves prey on livestock, ranchers view their livelihood as under attack. In The Return of Wolves, journalist Eli Francovich investigates how we might mend this divide while keeping wolf populations thriving. He finds an answer in the time-honoured tradition of range riding and one passionate range rider, Daniel Curry, who has jumped directly into the fray by patrolling the rural Washington landscape on horseback. Curry engages directly with farmers, seeking to protect livestock from wolves while also protecting and proliferating wolf populations. In The Return of Wolves, we meet an eclectic cast of players-local ranchers, politicians, environmentalists, and everyday folks caught in the middle-and find hope for the future of wolves, and perhaps for our divided nation.
£22.50
Lerner Publishing Group On the Hunt with Grizzly Bears
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£8.54
Lerner Publishing Group On the Hunt with Polar Bears
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£8.54
Av2 Giraffe
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£13.05
Whittles Publishing Mongooses of the World
Book SynopsisMongooses are a remarkable and fascinating group of small carnivores, with 25 species occurring in Africa and nine in Asia. They live within a wide variety of habitats, from open savannah to dense rainforest, and display an amazing diversity in social behaviour, with both solitary and group-living species. Yet this family is one of the least-known group of carnivores. The general lack of public awareness about most mongoose species, and the scarce ecological knowledge of what they need to survive in the wild, are two of the many conservation threats that this group of carnivores faces, which highlights the urgent need to promote an interest in these amazing animals. As well as popularising mongooses, the book will be a valuable source of information on general scientific and conservation topics, such as social behaviour and how the loss of suitable habitats impacts animal species. Recent cinematic films and TV documentaries on meerkats and banded mongooses have been very popular, but people are much less familiar with the other mongoose species that live across Africa and Asia - most of these are rarely seen in the wild and are very poorly known, and several have not been studied in the field. One African mongoose was only discovered by western scientists in 1958, and several others are only known from a few museum specimens and recent observations in the wild. This well-researched, lavishly illustrated book will give a comprehensive overview of the whole mongoose family, including all the different aspects of mongoose biology, their role in human society and the conservation issues that they face, as well as detailed information on all 34 mongoose species.Trade Review'This should appeal to all mongoose fans, non-experts and experts alike'. Mammal Watching -------------------- '...is pleasantly easy to read and gives the reader information on the evolution of the mongoose, their lifestyle and behaviour...is well laid out and amply supplied with lovely colour photographs, maps and tables...I thoroughly enjoyed this book'. Wildlife Detective-------------------'...This comprehensive guide to everything mongoose covers all 34 species...25 of which are found in Africa...from the lovable meerkat to the rarely-seen Jackson's mongoose...it is a fascinating read for the mongoose connoisseur or wildlife enthusiast'. Travel Africa--------------------'Mongooses might be some of the most underrated mammals on the planet...It would be a cool set to see in the wild...all 34 mongoose are covered with range maps and varying amounts of detail on their ecology and behaviour...The authors have also sourced photographs for just every species'. Mammal Watching Blog------------------‘…a great little volume to learn more about these fascinating creatures… an excellent reference work… provides detailed information and is a great addition to my collection of mammal references’. Matthew L. Miller, Cool Green Science blog
£18.04
Protea Boekhuis Jagters Van Die Duine
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£14.20
Whittet Books Ltd Mammal Detective
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£10.44
Merlin Unwin Books The Rabbit
Book SynopsisAuthor of the ever-popular The Hare, Jill Mason turns her attention to the rabbit in this beautifully photographed natural history which shows the rise and fall in fortune of this ubiquitous and enduring little mammal. Includes a fascinating section on the locations of the long-forgotten commercial rabbit warrens of Britain.
£19.00
Briza Mammal guide of Southern Africa: Callfinder ready
Book SynopsisThe new edition of this popular field guide has been fully revised and updated, making it one of the most comprehensive guides to the land mammals of the subregion. The new edition includes:An easy-to-use system to identify the mammals in the bookDetailed species descriptions, including information on the conservation status, size, food, life expectancy, enemies, habits, voice and breeding of more than 120 of the most common land mammals of southern AfricaMore than 200 excellent colour photographs of the male and female animalsPhotographs and illustrations of field signs, such as droppings and spoor, as well as distribution mapsA table illustrating the tracks (spoor) of all the animals featuredIllustrations showing the difference in size between each animal and a humanA brand-new section which includes examples from all the families of smaller mammals, such as shrews, elephant shrews, moles, mole rats, bats, rats and mice.The Mammal Guide of Southern Africa is a must for game watchers, hikers and anyone with a love for nature.
£17.05
The University of Chicago Press Deep Thinkers Inside the Minds of Whales Dolphins
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£34.20
University of Washington Press Ice Bear
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Engelhard's writing has the sort of calm authority that reminds me often of Barry Lopez." -- David Knowles * EarthLines *"Engelhard’s thought-provoking iconography explores in depth the multitude of cultural roles played by the polar bear." -- David Fox * Anchorage Press *"Essayist and wilderness guide Engelhard examines the intertwined history of polar bears and humans in this fascinating look at how we have interpreted the species. . . . Of particular interest now as polar ice melts." -- Nancy Bent * Booklist *"'Iconic’ is the marketing cliché of our times, applied as unthinkingly to wildlife as it is to biscuits. But here, Michael Engelhard digs deeper, tracing how the polar bear came to occupy its place in contemporary culture and, in the process, suggesting what the mechanics of iconography say about us." -- Mike Unwin * BBC Wildlife Magazine *"Engelhard is a first-rate guide and very capable writer; Ice Bear makes fascinating reading — although grimly ironic, since the future of the polar bear in the wild has never looked bleaker." -- Steve Donoghue * Open Letters Monthly *"The product of Engelhard’s exhaustive research is an eclectic, comprehensive, compelling, and very readable cultural iconography elevated to a level of art form by the inclusion of well-chosen and often stunning illustrations on almost every page. Ice Bear is a visual National Geographic with real verbal punch!" -- Marilyn Gates * New York Journal of Books *"Engelhard, a Fairbanks resident, is trained as a cultural anthropologist and works as a wilderness guide in Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The combination makes him uniquely qualified to have authored this fascinating and extensively illustrated exploration of humanity's deeply complicated relationship with an animal he is well acquainted with." -- David A. James * Alaska Dispatch News *"Eminently readable. This work is expertly researched." -- Susan Sommer * Alaska Magazine *"[A] beautifully illustrated, hugely engaging book. . . . For all its nightmare-haunting power, however, the aspect of the polar bear that really makes it an icon of the age is its vulnerability . . . . Another merit of the book is the author’s willingness to track these themes to their origins." -- Mark Cocker * The Spectator *"Today, polar bears have become corporate mascots, symbols of a changing climate, and sought-after trophies both dead and, as the subjects of photos, alive. But in Ice Bear, Engelhard tries to throw off the sentimentality that marks most modern writing about polar bears in order to focus on their real significance in human culture. It’s a book that has as much to say about humans as it does about its subject, and it explores that niche well in an entertaining style." -- James Thompson * Hakai Magazine *"A compelling chronicle of our fraught relationship with the polar bear. . . . The illustrations throughout the book are beautiful and colorful—especially so for a bear that is basically white except for its claws and nose. . . . Engelhard has written an interesting and wide-ranging review of just how humans think about the ice bear." -- Mark J. Palmer * Earth Island Journal *"[A] fascinating cultural history of polar bruins in the human imagination. . . richly illustrated with documentary photos and museum work." -- Florangela Davila * Seattle Magazine *"What has been missing to date has been a thorough review of the cultural associations between humans and polar bears. That gap has now been filled by Michael Engelhard’s detailed treatment of the connection between humans and polar bears in Ice Bear. . . . This book should be in the library of all who share this interest and want to know more about this Arctic icon." -- Marty Obbard * International Bear News *"Beautifully illustrated." -- Tim Flannery * New Statesman *"A fascinating subject, dealt with and analysed with all the nuance and caution required. Engelhard is a wonderful storyteller; his writing is engaging, and the knowledge he displays is remarkable." -- Geneviève Pigeon * The Goose *"Michael Engelhard’s Ice Bear joins the ranks as one of the best works devoted to these elusive animals. . . . This was easily one of the best books I’ve read on the subject of polar bears with information that kept me turning pages. Highly recommended for any bear lover’s collection!" -- Chris Nunnally * Where the Bear Walks blog *"It is in the setting of concern about global warming that Michael Engelhard has provided us with a wonderful book that uses a charismatic carnivore to help us explore the place of humans on this planet." -- Casey Bush * Bear Deluxe *"Engelhard has an apt and unusual background for a book such as this. . . . Among the strengths of Ice Bear is its grasp of the rituals by which humans have always aspired to draw the strength of the polar bear into themselves." -- Mark Abley * Times Literary Supplement *"This expensively produced glossy book feels like an encyclopedia on a single subject . . . . Engelhard’s writing is very enjoyable, and readers interested in the polar bear will have months of reading material." -- George Erdosh * City Book Review *"The visuals set this book apart from most. Rather than simply offering one author’s work, it is more akin to a polar bear museum. Each image tells a powerful story – some of them familiar, others outlandish, but all portraying a real animal of mythical proportions. . . . Limiting yourself to the captions would mean that you fail to embark on Engelhard’s literary and thrillingly human adventure. . . . At the end of this whirlwind tour of the cultural history of the polar bear, I now have a newfound fascination for the species but also for the people, who live with, depict and study them. Michael Engelhard writes confidently of the physical and metaphysical realms as well as our projections of human fears, fantasies and ambitions onto this quintessential Other." -- Lauriane Suyin Chalmin-Pui * LSE Review of Books *"Ice Bear isn’t just for lovers of polar bears. No, ecologists will enjoy it, too, as will environmentally-minded readers, animal lovers, culture mavens, and watchers of the Arctic. Bonus: lots of pictures!”" -- Terri Schlichenmeyer"Lets compelling images and snips of history tell the tale of human projection onto the bear’s white furry screen." -- Carrie Saxifrage * National Observer *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Polar Bear–Human Time Line Map: Territories of Northern Peoples and Polar Bear Range 1. A Beast for the Ages 2. The Life and Death of a Superstar 3. The Bear as Early Commodity 4. Object of Scientific Curiosity 5. From White Terror to Trophy of Modernity 6. Zoo Bear and Circus Bear 7. Honored Guest and Ten-Legged Menace 8. A Taste of the Wild 9. The Transformative Bear 10. Helper and Protector 11. Lover, Super-Male, Mate 12. Archetype, Role Model, Eco Ambassador 13. Another Seaside Attraction Notes Associations and Websites Selected Bibliography Index
£35.26
MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Keepers of the Wolves The Early Years of Wolf
Book SynopsisIn this text, Richard P. Thiel tells the tale of his ten years at the centre of efforts to track and protect the recovery of wolves in Northern Wisconsin. The book conveys the wonder, frustrations, humour and hard work of field biologists, as well as the politics that accompanies their profession.
£18.86
LUP - University of Michigan Press Imperfect Creatures
Book SynopsisOffers the first full-length study of the shifting, unstable, but foundational status of “vermin” as creatures and category in the early modern literary, scientific, and political imagination. In the space between theology and an emergent empiricism, Lucinda Cole’s argument engages a wide historical swath of canonical early modern literary texts alongside other nonliterary primary sources.Trade Review“For the last decade Lucinda Cole has been an important figure in animal studies, and here she carries the debate about human-animal relations into new territory by considering them as ‘heterarchical’—that is, unfixed and mobile, provoking between species unintended exchanges of properties, conduct, and ‘rank.’ The ‘human,’ as she points out at the end of Imperfect Creatures, ‘is not an absolute standard or unmarked term.’”—Jonathan Lamb, Vanderbilt University“This book provoked me to think beyond, as well as with, the claims it advocates. Cole wittily and aptly terms the reading practice that emerges from this altered focus ‘reading beneath the grain.’ The results are both welcome and remarkably generative, and this work is likely to be widely cited in subsequent discussions. Cole’s argument is both lucid and ambitious, blending attentive reading with solid scholarship in graceful, accessible prose that engages productively with an array of important theoretical positions in literary, science, and animal studies.—Richard Nash, Indiana University“Lucinda Cole’s engaging book expands the repertory and shapes the direction of the field of animal studies. This work offers us a new subject of inquiry—in animals regarded as ‘vermin’—and it uses these ‘imperfect’ creatures to extend our understanding of the significance of shared community. Animal studies has advanced our understanding of the community or commonality of beings, human and non-human, through a range of methods and materials. Cole’s book reveals the ways in which the rats, lice, frogs, dogs, and other ‘vile’ beings in Shakespeare, Shadwell, Cowley, Defoe, and others demonstrate a heterarchical approach to human/non-human difference. These ‘vile’ animal beings extend our understanding of the ways in which the engagement with non-human beings systematically raises, tests, and interrogates structures of hierarchy and expectations of anthropomorphism.—Laura Brown, Cornell University“By taking early modern vermin seriously, Imperfect Creatures reveals the crises and insecurities that these ubiquitous creatures could evoke in humans. Ranging widely across time and genre, this insightful and beautifully crafted study lifts animal studies to a new level of analysis and theoretical sophistication, while never losing sight of its human and animal actors.”—Anita Guerrini, Oregon State University
£23.70
Harvard University Press Our Oldest Companions
Book SynopsisThe unique relationship between dogs and humans has had huge evolutionary consequences, changing the physical, behavioral, genetic, and emotional characteristics of both species. Pat Shipman looks to fossil records and new evidence to trace how the process of domestication worked and discovers how much of ourselves we owe to our canine companions.Trade ReviewThis book is a great read for anyone interested in dogs but is overall of a high enough quality for scholars to enjoy. Shipman explores the genetic, behavioral, and archaeological studies revealing the development of the companion relationship between people and dogs, and brings the human and canid settlement of the Australian region into a global context. -- Susan O’Connor, author of Transcending the Culture–Nature Divide in Cultural HeritageWhen, where, and how did the partnership between dogs and humans begin? Was it an accident? Was it inevitable? Where would we human beings be without our canine colleagues? Pat Shipman’s Our Oldest Companions is a must-read, a tour de force drawing together under one proverbial roof what science can tell us to date. A follow-up to her provocative and intriguing The Invaders, Dr. Shipman examines the anthropology and archeology of the dog’s transition from wolf to house pet all over the world, from the Australian Outback to north of the Arctic Circle. You’ll want to read this book three, four, even five times in order to absorb the abundance of research and ideas presented here. -- Wendy Williams, author of The Horse: The Epic History of Our Noble CompanionThe latest in a string of authoritative and readable books by Pat Shipman benefits from her well-known scientific knowledge and her great storytelling ability. One of the first times anyone has told how the evidence from archaeology and DNA of Sahul, with its late-appearing dingoes and singing dogs, adds to the human story rather than seeming anomalous. It is the perfect complement to other accounts written with a bias towards Africa, Asia, or Europe. This book, like the dogs that are at its center, covers all the continents where modern people have lived with them. Read it. You will enjoy it. -- Iain Davidson, author of Making Scenes: Global Perspectives on Scenes in Rock Art[A] lively tale of dog domestication and migration. -- Josie Glausiusz * Nature *The erudite Our Oldest Companions makes a remarkable story out of the long partnership between humans and dogs. * Foreword Reviews *A fascinating and often surprising exploration of human and canine evolution…[Shipman's] captivating prose will enchant all readers seeking to learn more about humans, dogs, and our long history together. -- Adrienne Krone * Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture *
£19.76
University Press of Kansas American Serengeti The Last Big Animals of the
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£29.69
Cornell University Press The Beaver
Book SynopsisBeavers can and do dramatically change the landscape. The beaver is a keystone speciestheir skills as foresters and engineers create and maintain ponds and wetlands that increase biodiversity, purify water, and prevent large-scale flooding. Biologists have long studied their daily and seasonal routines, family structures, and dispersal patterns. As human development encroaches into formerly wild areas, property owners and government authorities need new, nonlethal strategies for dealing with so-called nuisance beavers. At the same time, the complex behavior of beavers intrigues visitors at parks and other wildlife viewing sites because it is relatively easy to observe.In an up-to-date, exhaustively illustrated, and comprehensive book on beaver biology and management, Dietland Müller-Schwarze gathers a wealth of scientific knowledge about both the North American and Eurasian beaver species. The Beaver is designed to satisfy the curiosity and answer the questions of anyone withTrade ReviewAmong native North American mammals, none has had a more powerful influence on the history of North American than the beaver. Although the eclectic literature on the beaver is rich, it is scattered. This book is the first to provide a synthesis of that literature.... It discusses the biology of the beaver, its behavior, including building dams and canals, and population dynamics.... It is a major resource accessible to any interested reader. Illustrated with black-and-white photos and a colored photo insert, the book is a necessary addition to the shelves of wildlife, conservation ecology, natural history, and general libraries. Essential. * Choice *Anyone with an interest in observing the natural world would be hard pressed to come across evidence of beaver activity and not be filled with questions. What is the purpose of the elaborate dams that beavers build? How do beavers decide which trees to cut down? What effects do beavers have on other organisms' In this ambitious book, the authors attempt to answer these questions and more about the beaver.... It contains useful information for wildlife and land managers, mammalogists, ecologists, and anyone who has ever been curious about beavers and their effects on both landscapes and history. -- Justin Wright * Quarterly Review of Biology *Everybody in the wildlife field knows about beavers and how they modify their environment by building lodges and dams and by cutting trees for food. However, for most people, the knowledge of beaver ecology stops there, and until now, books on beaver ecology were either outdated or too popularized. Times have changed, and this book comes to the rescue of those who wish to gain much greater insights into beaver ecology and behavior without having to read piles of scientific literature.... This is helped further by 50 clear photographs of beavers and their environment.... Overall, this is a must-have book for the beaver enthusiast and wildlife manager, or even for the history buff wishing to better understand the animal that put North America on the map. * Journal of Mammalogy *This book takes a comprehensive look at the behavior, natural history, and ecology of the North American and Eurasian species of beaver.... For wild animal population managers, zoologists, and naturalists, this book presents practical advice regarding beaver management and shows how the species can be an important ally in the restoration efforts of the wetlands. An intriguing book that many will enjoy reading. Nicely done. * Northeastern Naturalist *Table of ContentsPreface IntroductionPart I: The Organism 1. Now and Then: The Species, Including Fossils 2. Form, Weight, and Special Adaptations 3. Diving and Thermoregulation: From Land Mammal to Semiaquatic Design and Function 4. Energy BudgetPart II: Behavior 5. Families as Social Units 6. Communication by Scent and Sound 7. Infrastructure: Dams, Lodges, Trails, and Canals 8. Beaver Time 9. Food SelectionPart III: Populations 10. Reproduction, Development, and Life Expectancy 11. Population Densities and Dynamics 12. Finding a Home: DispersalPart IV: Ecology 13. Where They Live and Why: Habitat Requirements 14. Mortality and Predators 15. Parasites and Diseases 16. Maker of Landscapes: Creating Habitat for Plants, Animals, and PeoplePart V: Beaver and People: Conservation, Use, and Management 17. "Here before Christ": Fur Trade, the "Beaver Republic" (Hudson's Bay Company), and Fur Trapping Today 18. Reintroductions and Other Transplants 19. "Nuisance Beavers" Claim Their Land 20. Needed: An Ecosystems Engineer for Habitat Restoration and Other Services 21. Living with Beavers: Conservation and Proactive ManagementIndex
£36.10
Cornell University Press The Mammals of Costa Rica
Book SynopsisFrom the raucous mantled howler monkeys and the charismatic white-nosed coatis to the elusive jaguar, The Mammals of Costa Rica offers authoritative accounts of the fascinating creatures of the neotropics. With more than four hundred spectacular...Trade ReviewEntertaining, clear, and fact-filled.... Containing an incredible wealth of information, this book is an excellent reference for serious naturalists, tour guides, educators, and researchers who teach or work in the tropics. * Journal of Mammalogy *
£21.59
Johns Hopkins University Press Mammals of South America
Book SynopsisFrom marsupials to bats to carnivores to cetaceans, fully one-fourth of the world''s mammals can be found on the South American continent. Rexford D. Lord provides the most vivid snapshot of South American fauna ever produced. With 252 stunning photographsmost taken by the author during his 40 years as an ecologist and mammalogist in the regionand engaging descriptions of each of the mammal families found on the continent, Lord reveals the diversity of these incredible animals.Among the mammals profiled here are the unusual and exotic spectacled bear, the capybara (the world's largest rodent), and the common llama. Lord includes such fascinating facts as details about the third eyelid of the manatee, the strange hair of sloths, how vampire bats actually feed, and the unusual lives of river dolphins. Intertwined with the facts and photographs are stories of the connection between mammals and humans in South America, including current conservation issues.This breathtaking overview will find a place in the library of anyone with interests in the fauna of the continent. Arranged according to the recognized mammal families, it will serve as a valuable reference for both students and professional mammalogists.Trade ReviewThis is a highly interesting overview of the mammalian fauna of South America, and is highly recommended to anyone interested in natural history. -- Dan R. Kunkle Wildlife Activist 2007 Anyone interested in but unfamiliar with South American mammals should find this book fascinating. -- Alfred L. Gardner Journal of Mammalian Evolution 2007 A readable account of... impressive diversity... I certainly enjoyed reading the book. -- F.E. Zachos Kiel Mammalian Biology 2008 Beautiful book. -- Francis Petter Mammalia 2008
£45.45
University of Nebraska Press Producing Predators Wolves Work and Conquest in
Book SynopsisProducing Predators is a study of the environmental and cultural histories of predator-prey relationships, colonialism, and capitalism in the Montana-Alberta borderlands from the 1870s through the 1930s. Trade Review"An extraordinarily powerful narrative that will leave readers with a renewed appreciation of the profundity of the northern Rockies' environmental transformation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries."—Carol Medlicott, Pacific Northwest Quarterly"Part history and part cultural anthropology, Producing Predators is yet another reminder that Native Americans had vastly divergent perspectives than their colonizers about the place of humans in their environments. Those differences resulted in profoundly devastating consequences for themselves and their world."—Eric Mogren, Environmental History"Through historical and ecological detail, Wise places an admirable focus on the actual animals involved in these interchanges."—Jessica Landau, Native American and Indigenous Studies "Producing Predators should be on the short list for scholars interested in further exploring the tensions embedded in Western history, particularly the convoluted intersections between labor, race, and ecology that Wise so deftly uncovers in his first book."—Frank Van Nuys, Annals of Wyoming"This book will be of great interest to environmental historians, historical geographers, and scholars who examine human-animal relations through time. . . . Much more than simply another book on wolves, Wise offers an analysis which is part environmental history and part account of the specificities of colonialism in the Rockies."—Stephanie Rutherford, H-Environment“Producing Predators excels in its positioning of work as a useful tool to understand the complex contours of human-animal relations in the nineteenth-century West.”—Karen Jones, History: Journal of the Historical Association “Producing Predators is an interesting, well-written, and informative account of the Northern Rockies ecosystem. . . . Specialists will find it a well-executed study of colonialism in the American West.”—Adam Sowards, director of the Institute for Pacific Northwest Studies at University of Idaho“An academic historian, Wise is especially insightful in his descriptions of the ways that environmental practices gain cultural legitimacy as aspects of larger ideologies about assimilation, economics, and labor.”—Sarah E. McFarland, American Indian QuarterlyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Wolves and Whiskey 2. Beasts of Bounty 3. Making Meat 4. The Place That Feeds You 5. Unnatural Hunger Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
£31.50
University of Nebraska Press Grizzly West A Failed Attempt to Reintroduce
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Grizzly West is an excellent environmental history that puts the story of grizzlies in the West in their biological, human and politic context."—Erin H. Turner, Big Sky Journal"A fascinating look at just how complicated issues of wildlife and conservation are out here, as well as the grip in which the West is held by its own mythology, Grizzly West makes clear that it’s very hard for a bear, or a wolf, or a river to just be what they are when politics, history and human nature are involved."—Lit/Rant"Grizzly West is a timely retrospective of biopolitics surrounding conservation of large carnivores in the western US."—J. Organ, CHOICE"Grizzly West is a good book. . . . Dax resurrects a missing and important story and uses it to illustrate critical trends in modern western history."—Adam Sowards, Annals of Wyoming"Incredibly informative."—Douglas M. Richardson, Mountain Research and Development"A timely read."—Scott Parker, Bozeman Daily Chronicle"Of primary interest to environmental historians and historians of western politics, Dax’s detailed description of a decade’s worth of political maneuvering is greatly augmented by his access to previously unknown personal documents and interviews with the principals involved."—Mark Madison, Western Historical Quarterly"Grizzly West should be recommended reading for anyone interested in the environmental and political history of the American West."—Peter S. Alagona, Environmental History"Grizzly West is a wellspring of insight regarding the political dimensions of species restoration in the 1990s and will be of value to both academic and general readers with an interest in recent issues in western environmentalism."—Kelsey Matson, Pacific Northwest Quarterly"Dax is a skilled writer who keeps the narrative moving. Throughout, he constantly juxtaposes the world views of the New West and Old West and how these strongly held beliefs influenced the development of the reintroduction plan."—David J. Robertson, Natural Areas JournalTable of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Maps Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. Grizzly Americana 2. Endangered Species, Environmental Politics, and the American West 3. Wolf Recovery Sets the Stage 4. The Advent of the ROOTS Coalition and the Environmental Impact Statement 5. Environmental Resistance 6. Ethical Controversies and the Draft Environmental Impact Statement 7. The Divided West 8. Triumph and Collapse Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
£33.25
University of Nebraska Press Sea Otters
Book SynopsisAChoice Outstanding Academic Title More than any other nonhuman species, it was the sea otter that defined the world’s largest oceanscape before the California gold rush. In addition to the more conventional aspects of the sea otter trade, including Russian expansion in Alaska, British and American trading in the Pacific Northwest, and Spanish colonial ventures along the California coast, the global importance of the species can be seen in its impact on the East Asian maritime fur trade. This trade linked imperial China, Japan, and indigenous Ainu peoples of the Kurile Islands as early as the fifteenth century. In Sea Otters: A History Richard Ravalli synthesizes anew the sea otter’s complex history of interaction with humans by drawing on new histories of the species that consider international and global factors beyond the fur trade, including sea mammal conservation, Cold War nuclear testing, and environmental tourism. Examining sea otteTrade Review"Cute, beloved and once exploited for their fur, sea otters have now become an icon of conservation. How they once came close to, and then bounced back from, extinction is a five-centuries-long tale of international intrigue, trade, conservation and ecotourism."—John R. Platt, Revelator"Histories of animals continue to proliferate with the ongoing "animal turn" in the humanities and social sciences. Ravalli's Sea Otters: A History joins these still-swelling ranks, contributing significantly to our understanding of the contingent nature of the historical experiences of one animal species and human's relationships with it. . . . Ravalli's deft reading of the history of the sea otter (Enhydra lutris) as a history of a global Pacific, and especially the trade in highly valued sea otter pelts, demonstrates how global events might affect a raft of otters and regional otter populations."—J. W. Cox, Choice"Sea Otters is a concise, accessible book that will engage readers interested in sea otter history."—M. Blake Butler, California History"Sea Otters: A History [is] a highly readable and detailed overview of the impact of the sea otter trade on the history and ecology of the North Pacific."—Les Beldo, H-Environment"[Sea Otters: A History] provides readers with a fascinating overview of the life, times and history of the smallest marine mammal in the North Pacific Ocean. It is at once natural history, commercial history, imperial and nation defining history, species extinction history, conservation history and tourism/entertainment history."—Robin Inglis, Ormsby Review“Expertly integrating history and biology, this is the one book that tells the full, tragic story of the sea otter from its near extinction to its elevation to icon of cuteness. The sea otter, as Ravalli masterfully relates, has long been at the center of politics, conservation, and tourism in the North Pacific. Before you visit the sea otters at a Pacific aquarium, read this book to understand the fascinating history of how these creatures got there, and how they very nearly did not make it.”—Ryan Tucker Jones, associate professor of history at the University of Oregon“Well-researched and succinctly told, this is the story of the late eighteenth-century sea otter trade that decimated a unique marine species and revolutionized the Pacific Rim by introducing coastal communities to a global capitalist system.”—Jim Hardee, editor of The Rocky Mountain Fur Trade Journal“Here is the story, richly told, of how these vulnerable mammals—the ermine of Asian markets—were pursued for their lustrous skins and hunted to near extinction. The quest eventually generated a rivalry between seafaring nations and Indigenous peoples along islands and coasts from China to Mexico.”—Barry Gough, professor emeritus of history at Wilfrid Laurier University and author of Pax Britannica: Ruling the Waves and Keeping the Peace before ArmageddonTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Rakkoshima, the Sea Otter Islands 2. Promyshlenniki and Padres 3. Boston Men 4. Near Extinction and Reemergence 5. Nukes, Aquaria, and Cuteness Conclusion Appendix: List of Vessels Engaged in the California Sea Otter Trade, 1786–1847 Notes Bibliography Index
£31.50
Louisiana State University Press Bone Remains
Book SynopsisOver the past thirty years, forensic anthropologist Mary H. Manhein has helped authorities to identify hundreds of deceased persons throughout Louisiana and beyond. In this book, she offers details of twenty riveting cases from her files - many of them involving facial reconstructions where only bones offered clues to an individual's story.
£21.80
Louisiana State University Press Animal Histories of the Civil War Era
Book SynopsisCharts a path to understanding how the animal world became deeply involved in the most divisive moment in American history. The contributors to this volume - scholars of animal history and Civil War historians - argue for an animal-centered narrative to complement the human-centered accounts of the war.
£35.06
Louisiana State University Press Loyal Forces
Book SynopsisThrough 160 photographs from the National World War II Museum collection, Loyal Forces captures the heroism, hard work, and innate skills of innumerable animals that aided the military as they fought to protect, transport, communicate, and sustain morale.
£19.76
University of Arizona Press Counting Sheep
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Duke University Press Decolonizing Extinction
Book SynopsisJuno Salazar Parreñas traces the ways in which colonialism and decolonization shape relations between humans and nonhumans at a Malaysian orangutan rehabilitation center, contending that considering rehabilitation from an orangutan perspective will shift conservation biology from ultimately violent investments in population growth and toward a feminist sense of welfare.Trade Review"This is seriously thought-provoking and challenging material, and it may be essential to understand it if we want to save orangutans from ourselves." -- John R. Platt * The Revelator *"Impactful. . . . Juno S. Parreñas details diverse assumptions and expectations participants bring to this complex network, thereby generating a unique and timely addition to the conservation literature. Highly recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty and professionals." -- L. K. Sheeran * Choice *"Decolonizing Extinction is essential reading for anyone with the ambition to do multispecies ethnography well. It’s also a beautiful and moving book that struggles with the ethical weight of ethnography as a mode of knowledge production." -- Gabriel N. Rosenberg * Radical History Review *"[This book] excels in these tricky in-between places: in meetings between species, between temporalities, between bodies, between genders, between sexes, and across divergent positions within colonial histories and presents. Parreñas tracks meetings across difference with the best kind of ethnographic sensitivity." -- Rosemary Collard * Society & Space *"Decolonizing Extinction offers a compelling example of why feminism is well suited and positioned to take on issues related to animals, as well as how gender relations of power are necessarily embedded in human-animal relations, and in turn broader process of colonization and arrested autonomy." -- Alice Hovorka * Society & Space *"The book brilliantly weaves discussions about broader socio-political transformations and norms alongside very careful and detailed accounts of the everyday practices and interactions between orangutans and people." -- Krithika Srinivasan * Society & Space *"A powerful, thought-provoking, and touching account of the quotidian nature of mass extinction." -- Becky Mansfield * Society & Space *"Parreñas’s Decolonizing Extinction is a beautifully written book, in which she uses a case study of orangutan rehabilitation on Borneo to weave together many complex analytic threads: gender, race, and labor; care, violence, and freedom; liberalism and neoliberalism; the geological past, the colonial present, and the prospect of a different future." -- Rebecca Lave * Society & Space *“With Decolonizing Extinction, Juno Salazar Parreñas gives us a groundbreaking and beautifully written multispecies ethnography that explores the entwined lives of human and nonhuman primates. Deftly combining primatology, political ecology, and postcolonial and feminist theory, her book will interest biological and cultural anthropologists alike and has the potential to foster deeper cross-disciplinary engagement.” -- Genese Marie Sodikoff * American Ethnologist *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction: Decolonizing Extinction 1 Part I. Relations 1. From Ape Motherhood to Tough Love 33 2. On the Surface of Skin and Earth 61 Part II. Enclosures 3. Forced Copulation for Conservation 83 4. Finding a Living 105 Part III. Futures 5. Arrested Autonomy 131 6. Hospice for a Dying Species 157 Conclusion: Living and Dying Together 177 Notes 189 References 223 Index 255
£72.25
John Wiley & Sons WhiteTailed Deer
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Johns Hopkins University Press Porcupines
Book SynopsisRoze highlights the conservation issues that surround some porcupine species, such as the thin-spine porcupine of Brazil, which is so rare that it was thought to be extinct until its rediscovery in the 1980s.Trade ReviewPorcupines: The Animal Answer Guide presents solid, current, science of porcupine biology... A good general introduction into the biology of porcupines. -- Ian Paulsen Birdbooker Report Delightful. -- Jason Bittel Slate A fine survey recommended for any serious natural history holding. Midwest Book Review Roze has produced a useful guide to a familiar but often not entirely understood mammal... This informative, interesting volume will be a valuable addition to any academic library. Choice A tome that can be appreciate by trained biologists, interested general readers, and budding junior naturalists... Anyone interested in mammalian natural history will want to add this excellent work to their collection. -- John L. Koprowski Quarterly Review of BiologyTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Introducing PorcupinesWhat is a porcupine?How many kinds of porcupines are there?Who's who among the Old World porcupines?Who's who among the New World porcupines?Why are porcupines important?Why should people care about porcupines?What is the current classification of porcupines?What characterizes the major groups of porcupines?When did porcupines evolve?Why is the North American porcupine successful?2. Form and Function of PorcupinesWhat are the largest and smallest living porcupines?Can porcupines see color?Can porcupines swim?Can porcupines burrow?What senses are best developed in porcupines?How do porcupines use their tails?How many quills does a porcupine have?Do quills provide good winter insulation?Does a porcupine throw its quills?What happens when a quill strikes a predator?How does a porcupine minimize self-quilling?How long does it take to replace a lost quill?How did porcupine quills evolve?Why are a porcupine's front teeth orange?Do porcupines have scent glands?How long does it take for a porcupine to digest a meal?Do porcupines suffer from old-age diseases?3. Porcupine ColorsWhat color are porcupine quills?Is there a reason for coat color patterns in porcupines?Do porcupine colors change with age?How does fur color indicate that a female porcupine is lactating?Are albino porcupines found in nature?Why do porcupines glow under a black light?4. Porcupine BehaviorAre porcupines social?Do porcupines fight?Do porcupines bite?Do porcupines play?How smart are porcupines?How do porcupines communicate?Do porcupines hibernate?How fast can porcupines run?How do porcupines climb trees?Do porcupines fall out of trees?How can I tell whether a tree is being used as food source by a porcupine?5. Porcupine EcologyWhich geographic regions have the most porcupine species?Do porcupines migrate?Can several porcupine species live together in the samearea?Are there porcupines in the desert?How do porcupines survive the winter?Do porcupines get sick?How can you tell if a porcupine is sick?Are porcupines good for the environment?What are the important porcupine predators?What possible mutualists live with porcupines?Do porcupines compete for food with other vertebrate herbivores?Do porcupines undergo population cycles?6. Reproduction and DevelopmentHow do porcupines reproduce?Do porcupines always reproduce in the same season?How is a male porcupine distinguished from a female?How long are porcupines pregnant?How is a baby porcupine born?How many babies do porcupines have?What is a baby porcupine called?Do porcupines care for their young?How long do female porcupines nurse their young?How fast do porcupines grow?How can you tell the age of a porcupine?At what age do porcupines start breeding?Do female porcupines go through menopause?How long do porcupines live?How do individual porcupines differ in reproductive success?7. Foods and FeedingWhat do porcupines eat?How do porcupines find food?Do porcupines scavenge?Do porcupines store food?Why do porcupines eat clay?How often do porcupines drink?8. Porcupines and HumansDo porcupines make good pets?Should people feed porcupines?What should I do if I find an injured porcupine?What should I do if I find a diseased porcupine?How can I see porcupines in the wild?Why are so many porcupines found as roadkills?9. Porcupine Problems (from a human's viewpoint)Are some porcupines pests?Why do porcupines sometimes gnaw the rubber tires of cars?How can I keep porcupines from my cabin in the woods?Can there be too many porcupines in a forest?How can I keep porcupines away from valuable trees?Are porcupines dangerous to people or pets?Do porcupines transmit human diseases?Is it safe to eat porcupines?How can I remove quills from a pet?What should I do if I'm injured by a porcupine?Can porcupines act as invasive species?10. Human Problems (from a porcupine's viewpoint)Are any porcupine species endangered?Will porcupines be affected by global warming?Why do people hunt and eat porcupines?Is there a hunting season for porcupines?What can I do to help porcupines?11. Porcupines in Stories and LiteratureWhat roles do porcupines play in religion and mythology?Are there porcupines in fables and folk tales?What role do porcupines play in native cultures?How are porcupines featured in poetry and literature?What king used the porcupine in his royal seal?What place names feature the porcupine?12. "Porcupinology"Who studies porcupines?Which species are best known?Which species are least known?How do scientists tell porcupine species apart?How can a researcher safely mark a porcupine for identification in the wild?What don't we know about porcupines?Appendix A: Porcupines of the WorldAppendix B: Worldwide Wildlife Rehabilitation OrganizationsBibliographyIndex
£36.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Porcupines
Book SynopsisRoze highlights the conservation issues that surround some porcupine species, such as the thin-spine porcupine of Brazil, which is so rare that it was thought to be extinct until its rediscovery in the 1980s.Trade ReviewPorcupines: The Animal Answer Guide presents solid, current, science of porcupine biology... A good general introduction into the biology of porcupines. -- Ian Paulsen Birdbooker Report Delightful. -- Jason Bittel Slate A fine survey recommended for any serious natural history holding. Midwest Book Review Roze has produced a useful guide to a familiar but often not entirely understood mammal... This informative, interesting volume will be a valuable addition to any academic library. Choice A tome that can be appreciate by trained biologists, interested general readers, and budding junior naturalists... Anyone interested in mammalian natural history will want to add this excellent work to their collection. -- John L. Koprowski Quarterly Review of BiologyTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Introducing PorcupinesWhat is a porcupine?How many kinds of porcupines are there?Who's who among the Old World porcupines?Who's who among the New World porcupines?Why are porcupines important?Why should people care about porcupines?What is the current classification of porcupines?What characterizes the major groups of porcupines?When did porcupines evolve?Why is the North American porcupine successful?2. Form and Function of PorcupinesWhat are the largest and smallest living porcupines?Can porcupines see color?Can porcupines swim?Can porcupines burrow?What senses are best developed in porcupines?How do porcupines use their tails?How many quills does a porcupine have?Do quills provide good winter insulation?Does a porcupine throw its quills?What happens when a quill strikes a predator?How does a porcupine minimize self-quilling?How long does it take to replace a lost quill?How did porcupine quills evolve?Why are a porcupine's front teeth orange?Do porcupines have scent glands?How long does it take for a porcupine to digest a meal?Do porcupines suffer from old-age diseases?3. Porcupine ColorsWhat color are porcupine quills?Is there a reason for coat color patterns in porcupines?Do porcupine colors change with age?How does fur color indicate that a female porcupine is lactating?Are albino porcupines found in nature?Why do porcupines glow under a black light?4. Porcupine BehaviorAre porcupines social?Do porcupines fight?Do porcupines bite?Do porcupines play?How smart are porcupines?How do porcupines communicate?Do porcupines hibernate?How fast can porcupines run?How do porcupines climb trees?Do porcupines fall out of trees?How can I tell whether a tree is being used as food source by a porcupine?5. Porcupine EcologyWhich geographic regions have the most porcupine species?Do porcupines migrate?Can several porcupine species live together in the samearea?Are there porcupines in the desert?How do porcupines survive the winter?Do porcupines get sick?How can you tell if a porcupine is sick?Are porcupines good for the environment?What are the important porcupine predators?What possible mutualists live with porcupines?Do porcupines compete for food with other vertebrate herbivores?Do porcupines undergo population cycles?6. Reproduction and DevelopmentHow do porcupines reproduce?Do porcupines always reproduce in the same season?How is a male porcupine distinguished from a female?How long are porcupines pregnant?How is a baby porcupine born?How many babies do porcupines have?What is a baby porcupine called?Do porcupines care for their young?How long do female porcupines nurse their young?How fast do porcupines grow?How can you tell the age of a porcupine?At what age do porcupines start breeding?Do female porcupines go through menopause?How long do porcupines live?How do individual porcupines differ in reproductive success?7. Foods and FeedingWhat do porcupines eat?How do porcupines find food?Do porcupines scavenge?Do porcupines store food?Why do porcupines eat clay?How often do porcupines drink?8. Porcupines and HumansDo porcupines make good pets?Should people feed porcupines?What should I do if I find an injured porcupine?What should I do if I find a diseased porcupine?How can I see porcupines in the wild?Why are so many porcupines found as roadkills?9. Porcupine Problems (from a human's viewpoint)Are some porcupines pests?Why do porcupines sometimes gnaw the rubber tires of cars?How can I keep porcupines from my cabin in the woods?Can there be too many porcupines in a forest?How can I keep porcupines away from valuable trees?Are porcupines dangerous to people or pets?Do porcupines transmit human diseases?Is it safe to eat porcupines?How can I remove quills from a pet?What should I do if I'm injured by a porcupine?Can porcupines act as invasive species?10. Human Problems (from a porcupine's viewpoint)Are any porcupine species endangered?Will porcupines be affected by global warming?Why do people hunt and eat porcupines?Is there a hunting season for porcupines?What can I do to help porcupines?11. Porcupines in Stories and LiteratureWhat roles do porcupines play in religion and mythology?Are there porcupines in fables and folk tales?What role do porcupines play in native cultures?How are porcupines featured in poetry and literature?What king used the porcupine in his royal seal?What place names feature the porcupine?12. "Porcupinology"Who studies porcupines?Which species are best known?Which species are least known?How do scientists tell porcupine species apart?How can a researcher safely mark a porcupine for identification in the wild?What don't we know about porcupines?Appendix A: Porcupines of the WorldAppendix B: Worldwide Wildlife Rehabilitation OrganizationsBibliographyIndex
£22.80
Johns Hopkins University Press Florida Manatees
Book SynopsisManatees, the gentle giants of Florida's lagoons and coastal habitats, can bring a smile to the face of anybody lucky enough to spy one. As manatees dip and roll through the water, crowds gather to watch them feed on aquatic vegetation. Whether they are congregating by the hundreds or resting or feeding alone, viewing these sea cows can provide anyone interested in nature with hours of tranquil pleasure. Having survived for eons, today's manatees are now under constant threat due to our rapidly swelling human population. Their habitats are often devastated by development and pollution. The slow-moving manatees also live at the mercy of chance, for they occupy waters filled with fast-moving boats powered by razor-sharp propellers-a new form of predator from which they have no protection. Boat speed limits have been put in place to protect manatees, but there is a constant push to lift them so that people can once again zip across the waters that manatees call home. For this reason, manTrade ReviewThe result is a lovely book that sounds as though it would appeal primarily to scientists, but which offers inviting color photos and history that make it accessible to lay audiences both within Florida and outside the state.—Donovan's Literary ServicesPerusal of the numerous photographs located throughout the book is an enjoyable pastime. However, to do so, to treat this simply as a coffee-table book, would be a mistake; the photographs are striking and attractive, but the text relays interesting information about manatees and their management, an aspect of the book that should not be ignored.—ChoiceWith its large format and high-quality paper, allowing Wayne Lynch’s gorgeous images to shine, one could be forgiven for assuming this was a mere coffee table book – but that would be to do the excellent text a disservice.—BBC WildlifeIf the image on the cover does not entice the reader, a look at page 50 surely will: it shows a manatee hugging a human diver. The book focuses on the beauty, grace and vulnerability of these herbivores, but it also covers other sea mammals and their habitats.—The BiologistThis book makes a valuable contribution to awareness of manatees and will be of interest to curious nature lovers, natural science students, and young scientists taking their first steps on their scientific career path.—Irina S. Trukhanova, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Polar Science Center, Seattle, WA, Conservation BiologyThis book is an indispensable resource for anyone desiring a general overview of the species as well as a future reference on protection measures for the group. Easily digestible for nonspecialists, this book is an excellent way to gain an accurate and updated picture of the current status of a charismatic species, the Florida manatee.—Jorge Ortega and Rafael Juarez-Maldonado, Journal of MammalogyTable of Contents1. From a Bluff on Guadeloupe2. A Hodge-Podge of Adaptations3. Evolution4. The Stuff of Myths and Legends5. Behavior and Ecology6. Reproduction and Life History7. Habitat Protection8. Conservation Threats9. Conservation SolutionsEpilogueSelected References and Further ReadingIndex
£29.70
Johns Hopkins University Press Walkers Mammals of the World
Book SynopsisThe preeminent guide to the world's mammals is now enhanced with a dramatically expanded volume covering 19 orders, including such creatures as elephants, armadillos, and manatees. Since its first publication in 1964, Walker's Mammals of the World has become a favorite guide to the natural world for general readers and professionals alike. This new Walker's volume is a completely revised and updated compendium of information on five of the earliest clades to diverge from ancient mammal stock. Uniquely comprehensive in inimitable Walker's style, it incorporates a full account of every genus that has lived in the past 5,000 years. Every named species of each genus is listed in systematic order and accompanied by detailed descriptions of past and present range. This new edition includes 500+ full-color images throughout citations to more than 2,200 new references extensive bioconservation data, with discussion of every species in an IUCN Red List threatened categoryThis volume's thorougTrade ReviewIf you have other titles in the Walker's Mammals of the World series, you'll want this one!—Ian Paulsen, Birdbooker ReportThis volume provides highly detailed accounts of the various mammals included . . . and is well illustrated with color photographs of many of the included mammals.—Robert E. Hoopes, Wildlife ActivistThe famous Walker's Mammals of the World has been updated . . . and what an update it is. Rather than the classical two volumes with black-and-white photographs (the last edition is from 1999 and thus almost 20 years old), there is now a single volume with colour photos covering monotremes, marsupials, afrotherians, xenarthrans and sundatherians (ie, Scan-dentia and Dermoptera).—Frank E. Zachos, Mammalian BiologyTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Class Mammalia2. Monotremata3. Didelphimorphia4. Pacituberculata5. Microbiotheria6. Notoryctemorphia7. Dasyuromorphia8. Peramelemorphia9. Diprotodontia10. Afroscricida11. Macroscelidea12. Bibymalagasia13. Tubulidentata14. Hyracoidea15. Proboscidea16. Sirenia17. Cingulata18. Pilosa19. Scandentia20. DermopteraWorld Distribution of MammalsWorld Distribution of MammalsWorld Distribution of Mammals
£71.82
University of Texas Press The Mammals of Texas
Book SynopsisUpdated with the most recent advances in molecular biology and in wildlife ecology and management, The Mammals of Texas remains the definitive book on this subject, with nearly 13,000 copies sold.Table of Contents Foreword by Carter Smith, Executive Director, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Preface Acknowledgments Overview and Introduction to Texas Mammals Diversity of Land Mammals Geographic Distribution of Land Mammals Mammals of the Barrier Islands of Texas Mammals in the Coastal Waters and Gulf of Mexico Historical Changes in the Texas Mammal Fauna Twentieth-Century Landscape and Land Use Changes in Texas: Impact on Wildlife Diversity Impact of Climate Change Conservation Strategies History of Mammalogy in Texas Species Accounts For Texas Mammals Instructions for Interpreting Distribution Maps Key to the Major Groups (Orders) of Mammals in Texas Order Didelphimorphia—Opossums and Allies Family Didelphidae—Opossums Didelphis virginiana, Virginia Opossum Order Sirenia—Manatees and Allies Family Trichechidae—Manatees Trichechus manatus, West Indian Manatee Order Cingulata—Armadillos and Allies Family Dasypodidae—Armadillos Dasypus novemcinctus, Nine-banded Armadillo Order Primates—Primates Family Cercopithecidae—Old World Monkeys Macaca fuscata, Japanese Macaque* Order Lagomorpha—Pikas, Hares, and Rabbits Key to the Hares and Rabbits of Texas Family Leporidae—Hares and Rabbits Lepus californicus, Black-tailed Jackrabbit Sylvilagus aquaticus, Swamp Rabbit Sylvilagus audubonii, Desert Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus, Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus robustus, Davis Mountains Cottontail Order Soricomorpha—Shrews and Moles Key to the Shrews and Moles of Texas Family Soricidae—Shrews Blarina carolinensis, Southern Short-tailed Shrew Blarina hylophaga, Elliot’s Short-tailed Shrew Cryptotis parva, Least Shrew Notiosorex crawfordi, Crawford’s Desert Shrew Family Talpidae—Moles Scalopus aquaticus, Eastern Mole Order Chiroptera—Bats Key to the Bats of Texas Family Molossidae—Free-tailed Bats Eumops perotis, Western Bonneted Bat Nyctinomops femorosaccus, Pocketed Free-tailed Bat Nyctinomops macrotis, Big Free-tailed Bat Tadarida brasiliensis, Brazilian Free-tailed Bat Family Mormoopidae—Leaf-chinned Bats Mormoops megalophylla, Ghost-faced Bat Family Phyllostomidae—New World Leaf-nosed Bats Choeronycteris mexicana, Mexican Long-tongued Bat Diphylla ecaudata, Hairy-legged Vampire Bat Leptonycteris nivalis, Mexican Long-nosed Bat Family Vespertilionidae—Vesper Bats Aeorestes cinereus, Hoary Bat Antrozous pallidus, Pallid Bat Corynorhinus rafinesquii, Rafinesque’s Big-eared Bat Corynorhinus townsendii, Townsend’s Big-eared Bat Dasypterus ega, Southern Yellow Bat Dasypterus intermedius, Northern Yellow Bat Dasypterus xanthinus, Western Yellow Bat Eptesicus fuscus, Big Brown Bat Euderma maculatum, Spotted Bat Lasionycteris noctivagans, Silver-haired Bat Lasiurus blossevillii, Western Red Bat Lasiurus borealis, Eastern Red Bat Lasiurus seminolus, Seminole Bat Myotis austroriparius, Southeastern Myotis Myotis californicus, California Myotis Myotis ciliolabrum, Western Small-footed Myotis Myotis occultus, Southwestern Little Brown Myotis Myotis septentrionalis, Northern Long-eared Myotis Myotis thysanodes, Fringed Myotis Myotis velifer, Cave Myotis Myotis volans, Long-legged Myotis Myotis yumanensis, Yuma Myotis Nycticeius humeralis, Evening Bat Parastrellus hesperus, American Parastrelle Perimyotis subflavus, American Perimyotis Order Carnivora—Carnivores Key to the Carnivores of Texas Family Canidae—Dogs, Foxes, and Wolves Canis latrans, Coyote Urocyon cinereoargenteus, Common Gray Fox Vulpes macrotis, Kit Fox Vulpes velox, Swift Fox Family Felidae—Cats Leopardus pardalis, Ocelot Lynx rufus, Bobcat Puma concolor, Mountain Lion Family Mephitidae—Skunks Conepatus leuconotus, Hog-nosed Skunk Mephitis macroura, Hooded Skunk Mephitis mephitis, Striped Skunk Spilogale gracilis, Western Spotted Skunk Spilogale putorius, Eastern Spotted Skunk Family Mustelidae—Weasels, Otters, and Badgers Lontra canadensis, Northern River Otter Mustela frenata, Long-tailed Weasel Vison vison, American Mink Taxidea taxus, American Badger Family Procyonidae—Raccoons, Ringtails, and Coatis Bassariscus astutus, Ringtail Nasua narica, White-nosed Coati Procyon lotor, Northern Raccoon Family Ursidae—Bears Ursus americanus, American Black Bear Extinct Carnivora Family Canidae—Dogs, Foxes, and Wolves Canis lupus, Gray Wolf Canis rufus, Red Wolf Family Felidae—Cats Leopardus wiedii, Margay Panthera onca, Jaguar Puma yagouaroundi, Jaguarundi Family Mustelidae—Weasels, Otters, and Badgers Mustela nigripes, Black-footed Ferret Family Ursidae—Bears Ursus arctos, Grizzly or Brown Bear Family Phocidae—Earless Seals Monachus tropicalis, Caribbean Monk Seal Introduced Carnivora Family Canidae—Dogs, Foxes, and Wolves Vulpes vulpes, Red Fox* Family Otariidae—Eared Seals Zalophus californianus, California Sea Lion* Order Artiodactyla—Even-toed Ungulates Key to the Even-Toed Ungulates of Texas Family Antilocapridae—Pronghorn Antilocapra americana, Pronghorn Family Bovidae—Cattle, Antelope, Sheep, Goats, and African Exotics Bos bison, American Bison Ovis canadensis, Bighorn Sheep Family Cervidae—Deer and Allies Cervus canadensis, Wapiti or Western Elk Odocoileus hemionus, Mule Deer Odocoileus virginianus, White-tailed Deer Family Tayassuidae—Peccaries Pecari tajacu, Collared Peccary Introduced Artiodactyla Family Bovidae—Cattle, Antelope, Sheep, Goats, and African Exotics Ammotragus lervia, Barbary Sheep or Aoudad* Antilope cervicapra, Blackbuck* Boselaphus tragocamelus, Nilgai* Family Cervidae—Deer and Allies Axis axis, Axis Deer* Cervus nippon, Sika* Dama dama, Fallow Deer* Family Suidae—Pigs Sus scrofa, Feral Hog* (see also Domesticated Mammals) Other Artiodactylids Introduced in Texas Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Greater Kudu* Eudorcas thomsonii, Eastern Thomson’s Gazelle* Hippotragus niger, Sable Antelope* Oryx dammah, Scimitar-horned Oryx* Taurotragus oryx, Common Eland* Cervus elaphus, Eastern Red Deer* Order Cetacea—Whales, Porpoises, and Dolphins Key to the Whales and Dolphins of the Texas Coast Suborder Mysticeti—Baleen Whales Family Balaenidae—Right Whales Eubalaena glacialis, North Atlantic Right Whale Family Balaenopteridae—Rorquals or Baleen Whales Balaenoptera acutorostrata, Common Minke Whale Balaenoptera borealis, Sei Whale Balaenoptera brydei, Bryde’s Whale Balaenoptera musculus, Blue Whale Balaenoptera physalus, Fin Whale Megaptera novaeangliae, Humpback Whale Suborder Odontoceti—Toothed Whales Family Delphinidae—Toothed Whales and Dolphins Feresa attenuata, Pygmy Killer Whale Globicephala macrorhynchus, Short-finned Pilot Whale Grampus griseus, Risso’s Dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei, Fraser’s Dolphin Orcinus orca, Killer Whale Peponocephala electra, Melon-headed Whale Pseudorca crassidens, False Killer Whale Stenella attenuata, Pantropical Spotted Dolphin Stenella clymene, Clymene Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba, Striped Dolphin Stenella frontalis, Atlantic Spotted Dolphin Stenella longirostris, Spinner Dolphin Steno bredanensis, Rough-toothed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus, Common Bottlenose Dolphin Family Kogiidae—Pygmy and Dwarf Sperm Whales Kogia breviceps, Pygmy Sperm Whale Kogia sima, Dwarf Sperm Whale Family Physeteridae—Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus, Sperm Whale Family Ziphiidae—Beaked Whales Mesoplodon densirostris, Blainville’s Beaked Whale Mesoplodon europaeus, Gervais’s Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris, Cuvier’s or Goose-beaked Whale Order Rodentia—Rodents Key to the Rodents of Texas Family Castoridae—Beavers Castor canadensis, American Beaver Family Cricetidae—New World Mice, Rats, and Voles Baiomys taylori, Northern Pygmy Mouse Microtus mogollonensis, Mogollon Vole Microtus ochrogaster, Prairie Vole Microtus pinetorum, Woodland Vole Neotoma floridana, Eastern Woodrat Neotoma leucodon, White-toothed Woodrat Neotoma mexicana, Mexican Woodrat Neotoma micropus, Southern Plains Woodrat Ochrotomys nuttalli, Golden Mouse Ondatra zibethicus, Common Muskrat Onychomys arenicola, Chihuahuan or Mearns’s Grasshopper Mouse Onychomys leucogaster, Northern Grasshopper Mouse Oryzomys couesi, Coues’s Rice Rat Oryzomys texensis, Texas Marsh Rice Rat Peromyscus attwateri, Texas Deermouse Peromyscus boylii, Brush Deermouse Peromyscus eremicus, Cactus Deermouse Peromyscus gossypinus, Cotton Deermouse Peromyscus laceianus, Lacey’s White-ankled Deermouse Peromyscus leucopus, White-footed Deermouse Peromyscus maniculatus, North American Deermouse Peromyscus nasutus, Northern Rock Deermouse Peromyscus truei, Piñon Deermouse Reithrodontomys fulvescens, Fulvous Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys humulis, Eastern Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys megalotis, Western Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys montanus, Plains Harvest Mouse Sigmodon fulviventer, Tawny-bellied Cotton Rat Sigmodon hispidus, Hispid Cotton Rat Sigmodon ochrognathus, Yellow-nosed Cotton Rat Family Erethizontidae—New World Porcupines Erethizon dorsatum, North American Porcupine Family Geomyidae—Pocket Gophers Cratogeomys castanops, Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher Geomys arenarius, Desert Pocket Gopher Geomys attwateri, Attwater’s Pocket Gopher Geomys breviceps, Baird’s Pocket Gopher Geomys bursarius, Plains Pocket Gopher Geomys jugossicularis, Hall’s Pocket Gopher Geomys knoxjonesi, Jones’s Pocket Gopher Geomys personatus, Texas Pocket Gopher Geomys streckeri, Strecker’s Pocket Gopher Geomys texensis, Llano Pocket Gopher Thomomys bottae, Botta’s Pocket Gopher Family Heteromyidae—Pocket Mice and Kangaroo Rats Chaetodipus eremicus, Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse Chaetodipus hispidus, Hispid Pocket Mouse Chaetodipus intermedius, Rock Pocket Mouse Chaetodipus nelsoni, Nelson’s Pocket Mouse Dipodomys compactus, Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys elator, Texas Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys merriami, Merriam’s Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys ordii, Ord’s Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys spectabilis, Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat Liomys irroratus, Mexican Spiny Pocket Mouse Perognathus flavescens, Plains Pocket Mouse Perognathus flavus, Silky Pocket Mouse Perognathus merriami, Merriam’s Pocket Mouse Family Sciuridae—Squirrels and Allies Ammospermophilus interpres, Texas Antelope Squirrel Cynomys ludovicianus, Black-tailed Prairie Dog Glaucomys volans, Southern Flying Squirrel Ictidomys parvidens, Rio Grande Ground Squirrel Ictidomys tridecemlineatus, Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel Otospermophilus variegatus, Rock Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis, Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus niger, Eastern Fox Squirrel Tamias canipes, Gray-footed Chipmunk Xerospermophilus spilosoma, Spotted Ground Squirrel Introduced Rodentia Family Echimyidae—Spiny Rats and Nutria Myocastor coypus, Nutria* Family Muridae—Old World Mice and Rats Mus musculus, House Mouse* Rattus norvegicus, Norway or Brown Rat* Rattus rattus, Black Rat* Family Sciuridae—Squirrels and Allies Marmota monax, Woodchuck* Domesticated Mammals Order Carnivora—Carnivores Family Canidae—Dogs, Foxes, and Wolves Canis familiaris, Domestic Dog* Family Felidae—Cats Felis catus, Domestic Cat* Order Perissodactyla—Odd-toed Ungulates Family Equidae—Feral Horses and Asses Equus asinus, Feral Ass or Burro* Equus caballus, Feral Horse* Equus caballus x Equus asinus, Mule* Order Artiodactyla—Even-toed Ungulates Family Bovidae—Cattle, Antelope, Sheep, Goats, and African Exotics Bos taurus, Domestic Cattle* Capra hircus, Domestic Goat* Ovis aries, Domestic Sheep* Family Suidae—Pigs Sus scrofa, Feral Hog* Appendix 1. The Measurement System Appendix 2. Observation and Collection of Mammals Appendix 3. Selected References on Mammals from Texas and Adjoining States Appendix 4. Scientific Names Appendix 5. Mammalian Species: Accounts Available for Texas Mammals Appendix 6. Standard Measurements of Study Specimens Appendix 7. Basis for Distribution of Species Glossary Index to Scientific and Common Names
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Baylor University Press A History of the Waco Mammoth Site
Book SynopsisIn paleontology there are certain encounters considered breakthroughs. Occasionally a unique event is discovered that permanently impacts our interpretation of an entire species. The Waco Mammoth Site represents one such landmark moment. This volume offers a history of the site.Table of Contents Authors' Preface Foreword, by Charlie Walter 1 The Land, the Environment, and Proboscideans through Time 2 Mammoths, Mastodons, and Early Explorations 3 To Clone or Not to Clone 4 The Initial Discovery and Beginning Excavations 5 Introductions and Surprises 6 What Lies Ahead? 7 The Next Step Epilogue Glossary
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University of Calgary Press The World of Wolves: New Perspectives on Ecology,
Book SynopsisThe grey wolf is one of the world's most polarizing and charismatic species. Respected, adored, or held in awe by many as an icon of wilderness, wolves have also sparked fear and hatred when they have come into conflict with human presence. Not surprisingly, they are one of the most intensively studied mammalian species in the wild.The World of Wolves offers a fresh and provocative look at current trends in wolf and wildlife management. Representative case studies, from geographically and culturally diverse areas of the world, highlight the existing interconnections between wolves, their prey, their habitat, their ecosystems and people, and the role of science in policy formation and wolf management. In addition, the studies involve many issues (for example, population genetics and livestock husbandry practices) that are entry points into larger aspects of ecology and evolution.This book will appeal to conservationists, scientists, wildlife managers, and anyone seeking a better understanding of wolves and their co-existence with us.Table of ContentsSection I: The Reason for the Book -- How it Came to Be; Section II: Research Methods Manual; Section III: Conducting Inquiries & Research.
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Michigan State University Press Dead Moose on Isle Royale
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Texas A&M University Press The Mammals of Trans-Pecos Texas: Including Big
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WW Norton & Co The Bears of Brooks Falls: Wildlife and Survival
Book SynopsisOn the Alaska Peninsula, where exceptional landscapes are commonplace, a small river attracts attention far beyond its scale. Each year, from summer to early fall, brown bears and salmon gather at Brooks River to create one of North America’s greatest wildlife spectacles. As the salmon leap from the cascade, dozens of bears are there to catch them (with as many as forty-three bears sighted in a single day), and thousands of people come to watch in person or on the National Park Service’s popular Brooks Falls Bearcam. The Bears of Brooks Falls tells the story of this region and the bears that made it famous in three parts. The first forms an ecological history of the region, from its dormancy 30,000 years ago to the volcanic events that transformed it into the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. The central and longest section is a deep dive into the lives of the wildlife along the Brooks River, especially the bears and salmon. Readers will learn about the bears’ winter hibernation, mating season, hunting rituals, migration patterns, and their relationship with Alaska’s changing environment. Finally, the book explores the human impact, both positive and negative, on this special region and its wild population.
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Reaktion Books Lion
Book SynopsisMajestic, noble, brave lions, with their tawny coats and luminous eyes, have inspired countless stories, traditions and beliefs. Whether we are seduced by their beauty or drawn to danger, we want to be near them. No other animal has had such an enduring symbolic resonance; lions have been painted on wood and canvas, chiselled in stone, cast in metal and featured on the pages of medieval manuscripts. In this lavishly illustrated book, Deirdre Jackson draws on the latest scientific research, folklore, travel literature, lion tamers' memoirs and little-known sources to guide readers on a memorable cultural safari. Roaring lions sound invincible, but like other large, wide-ranging predators they are in danger of disappearing. Poised at the top of the ecological pyramid, these adaptable and gregarious animals have always been far less plentiful than those on which they prey. The vulnerable African lion is now confined to the sub-Sahara, and its Asian cousin is critically endangered. "Lion", one of the few books to consider both, traces our relationship with the animals through the centuries and paints a fresh picture of these charismatic creatures.Trade Review'will appeal even to those who would never normally pick up a book on the natural world.' - Mary Beard, The Guardian 'Books of the Year' 'Considering that 30-odd titles have appeared in Reaktion's superbly realised Animals series, it has taken a surprising time to reach the king of beasts. Still, it was worth the wait. Jackson has produced a fascinating volume of leonine revelations ... she provides plenty for big cat lovers to purr about.' - The IndependentTable of ContentsPreface Introduction 1 Lions at Large 2 Captive Cats 3 Lion Lore and Legend 4 In Pursuit of the Lion 5 Golden Remnant Timeline References Select Bibliography Associations and Websites Acknowledgements Photo Acknowledgements Index
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ALMUZARA EDITORIAL LOBO
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Lectio Ediciones Conocer Los Mamíferos
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Among the Great Apes Adventures on the Trail of
Book SynopsisThe great apes - gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and orangutans - are our closest relatives, with whom we share most of our DNA. This title takes readers on a journey from isolated jungles to misty mountain forests, exploring the lives of the great apes, revealing differences between and within species.Trade Review"A fantastic book that's also a really emotional ride. Anyone who cares about animals will benefit hugely from reading it." -Shaun Ellis, star of Animal Planet's Living With the Wolfman and author of The Man Who Lives With Wolves -- Shaun Ellis, star of Animal Planet's LIVING WITH THE WOLFMAN and author of THE MAN WHO LIVES WITH WOLVES. Praise for AMONG THE CANNIBALS: "Simply fascinating... Raffaele's book is worth devouring." -- Associated Press "Swashbuckling... A dark thrill ride to the extremes of behavior ... reaches beyond adventure anthropology and achieves a tone of urgent humanity." -- Kirkus Reviews "[A] modern, non-fiction version of Conan Doyle's The Lost World: a time-warp glimpse into man's most primordial nightmare; exciting, fantastic, horrific-and a very well-written travel narrative." -- Peter Nichols, author of A VOYAGE FOR MADMEN
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Hidden World of the Fox
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HarperCollins Elephants
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Dogs Best Friend The Story of an Unbreakable Bond
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Biological Anthropology
Book SynopsisBiological Anthropology is a concise introduction to the basic themes, theories, methods and facts of bioanthropology. The scientific method provides a framework that brings accessibility and context to the material. This seventh edition presents the most recent findings and interpretations of topics in anthropology including Australopithecus sediba, the Denisovians, and epigenetics.Table of ContentsPrefaceTo the Reader1 Biological AnthropologyIn the Field: Doing Biological AnthropologyAmong the HutteritesA Hawaiian in ConnecticutWhat Is Biological Anthropology?Defining AnthropologyThe Specialties of BioanthropologyBioanthropology and ScienceThe Scientific MethodSome Common Misconceptions about ScienceScience Is Conducted in a Cultural ContextContemporary Reflections: Is Evolution a Fact, a Theory, or Just a Hypothesis?SummaryQuestions for Further ThoughtKey TermsSuggested Readings2 The Evolution of Evolution"On the Shoulders of Giants": Explaining the Changing EarthThe Biblical ContextThe Framework of "Natural Philosophy""Common Sense at Its Best": Explaining Biological ChangeDarwin's PredecessorsCharles DarwinThe Modern Theory of EvolutionContemporary Reflections: Has Science Dehumanized Society?SummaryQuestions for Further ThoughtKey TermsSuggested Readings3 Evolutionary GeneticsHow Genes WorkAn Overview of the Human GenomeFrom Genes to TraitsHow Inheritance WorksContemporary Reflections: What is Genetic Cloning?SummaryQuestions for Further ThoughtKey TermsSuggested Readings4 The Processes of EvolutionSpecies: The Units of EvolutionThe Four Processes of EvolutionMutations: Necessary ErrorsNatural Selection: The Prime Mover of EvolutionGene Flow: Mixing Populations' GenesGenetic Drift: Random EvolutionSickle Cell Anemia: Evolutionary Processes in ActionGenetics and SymptomsContemporary Reflections: Are Humans Still Evolving?The Adaptive ExplanationOther RelationshipsSummaryQuestions for Further ThoughtKey TermsSuggested Readings5 The Origin of Species and the Shape of EvolutionNew SpeciesReproductive Isolating MechanismsProcesses of SpeciationThe Evolution of Life's DiversityOur Family TreeAdaptive RadiationThe Grand Pattern of EvolutionThe Pattern of SpeciationSpecies SelectionCatastrophic Mass ExtinctionsContemporary Reflections: Are There Alternatives to Evolution?SummaryQuestions for Further ThoughtKey TermsSuggested Readings6 A Brief Evolutionary TimetableFrom the Beginning: A Quick HistoryDrifting Continents and Mass Extinctions: The Pace of ChangeContemporary Reflections: Are Mass Extinctions a Thing of the Past?SummaryQuestions for Further ThoughtKey TermsSuggested Readings7 The PrimatesNaming the AnimalsWhat Is a Primate?The SensesMovementReproductionIntelligenceBehavior PatternsThe Primate Adaptive StrategyA Survey of the Living PrimatesProsimiansAnthropoidsThe Human PrimateThe SensesMovementReproductionContemporary Reflections: What Is the Status of Our Closest Relatives?IntelligenceBehavior PatternsAre We Hominids or Hominins?SummaryQuestions for Further ThoughtKey TermsSuggested Readings8 Primate Behavior and Human EvolutionBehavioral EvolutionHow Do Complex Behaviors Evolve?How Do We Study Behavior?Primate BehaviorBaboonsChimpanzeesBonobosCulture and Social CognitionContemporary Reflections: Are Some Human Behaviors Genetic?SummaryQuestions for Further ThoughtKey TermsSuggested Readings9 Studying the Human PastBones: The Primate SkeletonOld Bones: Locating, Recovering, and Dating FossilsFinding FossilsRecovering FossilsDating FossilsHow Fossils Get to Be FossilsGenes: New Windows to the PastThe "Molecular Clock"The Genetic Differences between Chimps and Humans Contemporary Reflections: Who Owns Old Bones?SummaryQuestions for Further ThoughtKey TermsSuggested Readings10 Evolution of the Early HominidsThe Origin and Evolution of the PrimatesBipedalismThe Benefits of BipedalismThe Evolution of BipedalismThe Early HominidsAustralopithecusParanthropusThe Search for the First HominidsArdipithecusKenyanthropusOrrorinSahelanthropusPutting It All TogetherConnecting the DotsThe Ecological ContextContemporary Reflections: Is There a "Missing Link"?SummaryQuestions for Further ThoughtKey TermsSuggested Readings11 The Evolution of Genus HomoThe Nature of Genus HomoThe First Members of Genus HomoThe First Stone ToolsThe FossilsA New Adaptive ModeTo New LandsThe First FossilsMigration and the Ice AgesThe Life of Homo erectusBig Brains, Archaic SkullsHomo antecessorHomo heidelbergensisThe NeandertalsPhysical FeaturesCultureModern HumansAnatomyDatesCultureContemporary Reflections: Who Are the "Hobbits" from Indonesia?More Neandertals and Yet Another Human Group?The Debate Over Modern Human OriginsThe ModelsThe EvidenceIs This Debate Important?SummaryQuestions for Further ThoughtKey TermsSuggested Readings12 Evolution and Adaptation in Human PopulationsPopulation AdaptationsSpecies AdaptationsVariation in AdaptationsAre All Variations Adaptively Important?Disease and Human PopulationsDiseases are "Natural"Disease and Hominid EvolutionDisease and Human HistoryEmerging DiseasesContemporary Reflections: Are There Jewish Diseases? Are There Black Pharmaceuticals?SummaryQuestions for Further ThoughtKey TermsSuggested Readings13 Human Biological DiversitySex and GenderWhy Are There No Biological Races Within the Human Species?Race as a Biological ConceptHuman Phenotypic VariationGenetic VariationEvolutionary TheoryWhat, Then, Are Human Races?Anthropology and the History of Race StudiesRace, Bioanthropology, and Social IssuesRace and IntelligenceRace and Athletic AbilityContemporary Reflections: Are Genetic Ancestry Tests Worth the Money?SummaryQuestions for Further ThoughtKey TermsSuggested Readings14 Biological Anthropology and Today's WorldForensic Anthropology: Reading the BonesLessons from the PastBioanthropology and Global IssuesContemporary Reflections: What Can One Do with a Degree in Bioanthropology?SummaryQuestions for Further ThoughtKey TermsSuggested ReadingsAppendix I: Protein Synthesis and the Genetic CodeAppendix II: Genes in PopulationsGlossary of Human and Nonhuman PrimatesGlossary of TermsReferencesCreditsIndex
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