SubjectA Guide to the Mammals of China
Edited by Andrew T Smith and Yan Xie
576 pages, 83 colour illus., 572 maps.
Hardcover | 2008 | #173426 | ISBN-13: 9780691099842
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List of Species Plates xi
List of Figures xv
List of Maps xvii
List of Habitat Illustrations xix
Preface xxi
Contributors xxiii
Introduction
- China's Geography and Mammalian Biogeography 1
- History of Chinese Mammalogy: Wang Sung 4
- Mammalian Conservation 9
- China's Protected Area System 10
- How to Use This Book 11
- Acknowledgments 14
- Species Plates 32
Taxonomic Descriptions 155
- Class Mammalia: Andrew T. Smith 155
- Order Proboscidea: Andrew T. Smith And John Mackinnon 155
- Order Sirenia: Andrew T. Smith 157
- Order Scandentia: Andrew T. Smith 158
- Order Primates: John Mackinnon 158
- Order Rodentia: Darrin Lunde, Andrew T. Smith, And Robert S. Hoffmann 172
- Order Lagomorpha: Andrew T. Smith 275
- Order Erinaceomorpha: Robert S. Hoffmann And Darrin Lunde 292
- Order Soricomorpha: Robert S. Hoffmann And Darrin Lunde 297
- Order Chiroptera: Don E. Wilson 327
- Order Pholidota: Andrew T. Smith 387
- Order Carnivora: W. Chris Wozencraft 388
- Order Perissodactyla: Andrew T. Smith 449
- Order Artiodactyla: John Mackinnon 451
- Order Cetacea: Andrew T. Smith 481
Appendices 485
I. Cetaceans Found Off the Coast of China 485
II. Hypothetical Mammals 486
III. Introduced Alien, Feral, or Free-ranging Domestic Mammals 487
Glossary 489
References 495
Index To Scientific Names 527
Index To Common Names 541
List of Figures xv
List of Maps xvii
List of Habitat Illustrations xix
Preface xxi
Contributors xxiii
Introduction
- China's Geography and Mammalian Biogeography 1
- History of Chinese Mammalogy: Wang Sung 4
- Mammalian Conservation 9
- China's Protected Area System 10
- How to Use This Book 11
- Acknowledgments 14
- Species Plates 32
Taxonomic Descriptions 155
- Class Mammalia: Andrew T. Smith 155
- Order Proboscidea: Andrew T. Smith And John Mackinnon 155
- Order Sirenia: Andrew T. Smith 157
- Order Scandentia: Andrew T. Smith 158
- Order Primates: John Mackinnon 158
- Order Rodentia: Darrin Lunde, Andrew T. Smith, And Robert S. Hoffmann 172
- Order Lagomorpha: Andrew T. Smith 275
- Order Erinaceomorpha: Robert S. Hoffmann And Darrin Lunde 292
- Order Soricomorpha: Robert S. Hoffmann And Darrin Lunde 297
- Order Chiroptera: Don E. Wilson 327
- Order Pholidota: Andrew T. Smith 387
- Order Carnivora: W. Chris Wozencraft 388
- Order Perissodactyla: Andrew T. Smith 449
- Order Artiodactyla: John Mackinnon 451
- Order Cetacea: Andrew T. Smith 481
Appendices 485
I. Cetaceans Found Off the Coast of China 485
II. Hypothetical Mammals 486
III. Introduced Alien, Feral, or Free-ranging Domestic Mammals 487
Glossary 489
References 495
Index To Scientific Names 527
Index To Common Names 541
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