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The Encyclopedia of mammals

Title
The Encyclopedia of mammals / edited by David Macdonald.
Publication
New York, NY : Facts on File, 1984.

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TextUse in library QL703 .E53 1984Off-site

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Additional Authors
Macdonald, David W. (David Whyte)
Description
xv, 895, [xvi]-xlviii pages : color illustrations; 29 cm.
Summary
Text and over 800 full-color illustrations detail every living species of mammal.
Series Statement
Equinox bk
Uniform Title
Equinox bk.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Encyclopedia
  • encyclopedias.
  • Encyclopedias
  • Encyclopedias.
  • Encyclopédies.
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. [xvi]-xvii.
Contents
What is a mammal? -- Carnivores -- Cat family -- Dog family -- Bear family -- Raccoon family -- Weasel family -- Mongoose family -- Hyena family -- Sea mammals -- Whales and dolphins -- Toothed whales -- Baleen whales -- Seals and sea lions -- Sea cows and manatees -- Primates -- Prosimians -- Monkeys -- Apes -- Tree shrews -- Flying lemurs -- Large herbivores-the ungulates -- Primitive ungulates -- Hoofed mammals -- Even-toed ungulates -- Small herbivores -- Rodents -- Squirrel-like rodents -- Mouse-like rodents -- Cavy-like rodents -- Lagomorphs -- Elephant-shrews -- Insect-eaters and marsupials -- Insectivores -- Edentates -- Bats -- Monotremes -- Marsupials.
ISBN
  • 0871968711
  • 9780871968715
  • 004500028X
  • 9780045000289
LCCN
84001631
OCLC
  • ocm10403800
  • 10403800
  • SCSB-631660
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library