Mammals Of The Neotropics. The Central Neotropics, Volume 3, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil

John-F Eisenberg

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Collectif

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Kent-H Redford

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Résumé

This volume provides a survey and synthesis of current knowledge of the more than 650 species of land and marine mammals found in Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil, as well as information on the mammalian fossil record, current biodiversity, and biogeography of this region. Chapters present up-to-date taxonomic information, ecological and behavioral characteristics, conservation status, and distribution maps for most species.

Sommaire

  • MAMMALIAN FAUNAS IN THE PLIO-PLEISTOCENE OF BRAZIL
    • Isolation and Interchange: A Deep History of South American Mammals
    • Fossil Mammals of the Amazon as a Portrait of a Pleistocene Environment
    • Pleistocene Mammals of the Cerrado and Caatinga of Brazil
  • THE CONTEMPORARY MAMMALIAN FAUNA
    • The New World Marsupials (Didelphimorpha, Paucituberculata, and Microbiotheria)
    • Order Xenarthra (Edentata)
    • Order Insectivora
    • Order Chiroptera (Bats, Murciélagos, Morcegos)
    • Order Primates
    • Order Carnivora (Fissipedia)
    • Order Carnivora (Pinnipedia): Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses
    • Order Cetacea (Whales, Dolphins, and Their Allies: Baleias, Botos and Golfinhos)
    • Order Sirenia (Sea Cows)
    • Order Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
    • Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
    • Order Rodentia (Rodents, Roedores)
    • Order Lagomorpha
  • BIOGEOGRAPHY OF LAND MAMMAL FAUNAS
    • The Galapagos and Other South American Islands
    • Biodiversity Reconsidered
    • Macrogeography of Brazilian Mammals
    • The Structure of Nonvolant Mammal Communities in Different Amazonian Forest Types
    • The Contemporary Mammalian Fauna of South America

Caractéristiques

  • Date de parution
    07/07/2000
  • Editeur
  • ISBN
    0-226-19542-2
  • EAN
    9780226195421
  • Présentation
    Broché
  • Nb. de pages
    609 pages
  • Poids
    1.54 Kg
  • Dimensions
    21,7 cm × 27,9 cm × 3,5 cm

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À propos des auteurs

John F. Eisenberg is Katharine Ordway Professor of Ecosystem Conservation at the Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida. He is the author of The Mammalian Radiations and of Mammals of the Neotropics, volume 1, and coauthor of Mammals of the Neotropics, volume 2. Kent H. Redford is director of biodiversity analysis and coordination at the Wildlife Conservation Society. He is the coauthor of Mammals of the Neotropics, volume 2, and coeditor of Neotropical Wildlife Use and Conservation.

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