| Description |
1 online resource (472 pages) |
| Contents |
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Taxonomic Introduction""; ""Paleontology""; ""Anatomy""; ""Ecology, Behavior, and Conservation""; ""SPECIES ACCOUNTS""; ""Ratufinae""; ""Sciurillinae""; ""Sciurinae""; ""Sciurini""; ""Pteromyini""; ""Callosciurinae""; ""Xerinae""; ""Xerini""; ""Protoxerini""; ""Marmotini""; ""Appendix. Representative Skulls of Each Squirrel Genus""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y"" |
| Summary |
The authors reveal every detail of the family Sciuridae, which includes ground squirrels, tree squirrels, flying squirrels, prairie dogs, and chipmunks. Each species - from the familiar gray squirrel of American backyards to the exotic and endangered woolly flying squirrel of Pakistan - is described in a detailed account that includes distinguishing characteristics, ecology, natural history, conservation status, and current threats to its existence |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sciuridae.
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Sciuridae
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NATURE -- Animals -- Mammals.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals.
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Sciuridae
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Hörnchen
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Systematik
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Thorington, Richard W
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| LC no. |
2011030931 |
| ISBN |
9781421408682 |
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1421408686 |
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