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Mammals of the Neotropics The Southern Cone: Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay

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ISBN-10: 0226706818

ISBN-13: 9780226706818

Edition: N/A

Authors: Kent H. Redford, John F. Eisenberg

List price: $185.00
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Mammals of the Neotropics satisfies the need for a comprehensive, up-to-date survey of existing knowledge of South America's terrestrial and marine mammals. No comparable account of South American mammals has ever been published in any language, and this timely work will help encourage the research vital to conservation efforts. This second of a projected three volumes covers southern South America. The authors discuss the historical biogeography and contemporary habitats of the region and then provide individual accounts for nearly 360 indigenous species, including information on size, appearance, ecology, behavior, and life history. Range maps, line drawings, and color plates…    
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Book details

List price: $185.00
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 4/15/1992
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 460
Size: 9.00" wide x 11.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.080
Language: English

Kent H. Redford is director of the international program for Biodiversity Analysis and Coordination at the Wildlife Conservation Society. He has done extensive field research in Brazil, Paraguay, and Bolivia and has published many scientific papers.Christine Padoch is associate scientist, Institute of Economic Botany.

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. An Introduction to the Biogeography of Southern South America 2. Order Marsupialia 3. Order Xenarthra (Edentata) 4. Order Chiroptera 5. Order Primates 6. Order Carnivora 7. Order Pinnipedia 8. Order Cetacea 9. Order Perissodactyla 10. Order Artiodactyla 11. Order Rodentia 12. Order Lagomorpha 13. Mammalian Community Ecology in Southern South America 14. The Effects of Humans on the Mammalian Fauna of Southern South America Index of Scientific Names Index of Common Names Appendix