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The Wild Mammals of Wisconsin

Monograph Out of Print
Series: Pensoft Series Faunistica Volume: 68
By: Charles A Long
544 pages, Illus, drawings, maps and tables, plate with color photos
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  • The Wild Mammals of Wisconsin ISBN: 9789546423139 Paperback Jan 2008 Out of Print #173255
  • The Wild Mammals of Wisconsin ISBN: 9789546423030 Hardback Jan 2008 Out of Print #168896
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Language: English

A comprehensive treatise on mammals found in Wisconsin, updating information on classification, identification, geography and other concepts of their biology. These include ecology (and status), habitats (including dens and nests), reproduction (both development and aging), and estimates of home range, movements, and density (with seasonality whenever possible). Geographic and micro-geographic variation of races and species are described, based on thousands of preserved specimens, many listed as essential specimens examined.

The analysis also includes Upper Michigan, northern Illinois, and occasionally even eastern Minnesota. The problem of appropriate names is discussed, with fair attention to diverse opinions. Taxonomic synonymies include original names, invalid homonyms and synonyms that have been used, and the names deemed acceptable.

The phylogeny of higher taxonomic groups, such as families and orders, provide curious histories and adaptations. Pre-historic and exterminated mammals are described, including the discovery of an elk-moose. Modern concepts, such as evolution and speciation and the biome concept are introduced. Genetics, physiology, animal diseases, relation of hosts to humanity, ecological succession, and zoogeography are discussed.

An especially appealing section on former naturalists who studied Wisconsin mammals includes some surprises: John Muir, Henry David Thoreau, Aldo Leopold, Hartley H. T. Jackson, and the first woman mammalogist - Martha Maxwell of Portage. Detailed accounts are given for 69 species (not counting the few now exterminated), in 17 families and seven orders. A glossary, four appendices, and a magnificent bibliography are at the end. Countless illustrations include grand wildlife artists of past and present.

Contents

PREFACE - ACKNOWLEDGMENTS - INTRODUCTION - PLAN OF THIS BOOK - EARLY MAMMALOGY AND NOW - ENVIRONMENTS AND ECOLOGY OF MAMMALS - PREHISTORIC MAMMALS - REINTRODUCED AND EXTIRPATED MAMMALS OF WISCONSIN WITH HYPOTHETICAL LIST OF SPECIES POSSIBLY IN WISCONSIN - CHECK-LIST OF WISCONSIN'S WILD MAMMALS - KEY TO ORDERS AND FAMILIES OF WISCONSIN MAMMALS - TAXONOMIC ACCOUNTS OF MAMMALS OF WISCONSIN ARRANGED IN ORDERS, FAMILIES, GENERA, SPECIES AND RACES - GLOSSARY - LITERATURE CITED AND BIBLIOGRAPHY - APPENDIX A. Longevities of Some Mammals That Occur in Wisconsin - APPENDIX B. English and Metric Measurements - APPENDIX C. Preparation of the Mammal Study Skin with Label and Skull - APPENDIX D. Dental Records - INDEX TO SCIENTIFIC AND VERNACULAR NAMES OF WILD MAMMALS OF WISCONSIN

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Monograph Out of Print
Series: Pensoft Series Faunistica Volume: 68
By: Charles A Long
544 pages, Illus, drawings, maps and tables, plate with color photos
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