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Author Armstrong, David Michael, 1944-

Title Rocky Mountain mammals : a handbook of mammals of Rocky Mountain National Park and vicinity / David M. Armstrong
Edition 3rd ed
Published Boulder : University Press of Colorado in cooperation with the Rocky Mountain Nature Association, 2008

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Description 1 online resource : color illustrations, color map
Series Book collections on Project MUSE
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
Summary 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 enjoyable reading, Rocky Mountain Mammals offers what most field guides don't - a wealth of fascinating information about each species
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Mammals -- Colorado -- Rocky Mountain National Park
NATURE -- Animals -- Mammals.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals.
NATURE -- Reference.
Mammals
SUBJECT Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh91004671
Subject Colorado -- Rocky Mountain National Park
Form Electronic book
Author Rocky Mountain Nature Association.
LC no. 2007032172
ISBN 9781457110948
1457110946
9781457109867
1457109867
9781607320081
1607320088