| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 381 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Handbook of Zoology/ Handbuch der Zoologie |
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Handbuch der Zoologie.
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| Contents |
Intro; Preface; Contents; List of contributing authors; 1. Species concepts and species delimitation in mammals; 2. Chromosomes and speciation in mammals; 3. Taxonomy, trees, and truth in historical mammalogy; 4. Mammalian embryology and organogenesis; 5. Non-Mammalian synapsids: the deep roots of the mammalian family tree; 6. Mesozoic mammals -- early mammalian diversity and ecomorphological adaptations; 7. Diversity and relationships within crown Mammalia; 8. Mammal extinction risk and conservation: patterns, threats, and management; Index |
| Summary |
The Handbook of Zoology provides an in-depth treatment of the entire animal kingdom covering both invertebrates and vertebrates. It publishes comprehensive overviews on animal systematics and morphology and covers extensively further aspects like physiology, behavior, ecology and applied zoological research |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Description based on online resource, title from digital title page (viewed on July 29, 2020) |
| Subject |
Mammals -- Evolution.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Mammals.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals.
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Mammals -- Evolution
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Zachos, Frank E., 1974- editor.
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| LC no. |
2018031457 |
| ISBN |
3110341557 |
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9783110341553 |
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3110382547 |
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9783110382549 |
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