Description
Book SynopsisIntroduces California's mammals by describing techniques for recognizing their presence, and when possible, methods for watching them in their natural habitats. This guide includes 144 line drawings, 143 range maps, and 18 illustrated color plates. It gives overviews of mammal evolution, biology and anatomy, natural history, and conservation.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Maps MAMMAL ECOLOGY Introduction Studying Mammals Origins of Mammals Reproduction Social Groups Population Fluctuations Thermoregulation Seasonal Dormancy Senses Migration and Movements Mammals and California Society Food of Mammals Identification of Mammals SPECIES ACCOUNTS Marsupialia Opossums (Didelphidae) Insectivora Shrews (Soricidae) Moles (Talpidae) Chiroptera Flight Echolocation Reproduction 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, Skunks, and Allies (Mustelidae) Cats (Felidae) Pinnipeds (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) Whalebone Whales or Baleen Whales (Mysticeti) Gray Whale (Eschrichtidae) Rorquals (Balaenopteridae) Right Whales (Balaenidae) Perissodactyla Horses (Equidae) Artiodactyla Pigs (Suidae) Deer (Cervidae) Sheep, Goats, and Cattle (Bovidae) Rodentia Porcupine (Erethizontidae) Mountain Beaver (Aplodontidae) Squirrels (Sciuridae) Beavers (Castoridae) Jumping Mice (Dipodidae) Pocket Gophers, Kangaroo Rats, Kangaroo Mice, and Pocket Mice (Geomyidae) Rats, Mice, Voles, and Allies (Muridae) Lagomorpha Pikas (Ochotonidae) Rabbits and Hares (Leporidae) Glossary References Index
