The Natural History of Oman A Festschrift for Michael Gallagher

By: Fisher Martin(Editor), Shahina A Ghazanfar(Editor), Andrew Spalton(Editor)

206 pages, b/w photos, b/w illustrations, b/w maps, tables

Publisher: Backhuys

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ISBN: 9789057820502 Hardback Dec 1999 Not in stock: Usually dispatched within 1-2 weeks
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Selection of articles and essays on the flora and fauna of Oman, selected in honour of Michael Gallagher, former advisor at the Natural History Museum in the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture in Oman, on the occasion of his retirement in 1998.

Contributors vii
Preface & Acknowledgements ix
Michael Desmond Gallagher: A Brief Biography 1
Bibliography of Michael Desmond Gallagher 3
Animals and Plants named after Michael Desmond Gallagher 9

Chapter 1. Introduction / Martin Fisher, Shahina A. Ghazanfar & Andrew Spalton 17
Chapter 2. Reflections / Michael Gallagher 23
Chapter 3. A Review of the Flora of Oman / Shahina A. Ghazanfar 29
Chapter 4. The Reptiles and Amphibians of Oman: Herpetological History and Current Status / Andrew S. Gardner 65
Chapter 5. The Ecology and Conservation Status of the Sea Turtles of Oman / Robert M. Baldwin & Ali bin Amer al Kiyumi 89
Chapter 6. Bird Studies in Oman: 1980-1999 / Jens Eriksen 99
Chapter 7. The Conservation Status of the Terrestrial Mammals of Oman: A Preliminary Red List / Martin Fisher 109
Chapter 8. A Review of the Ecology and Conservation Status of the Arabian Tahr Hemitragus jayakari / David Insall 129
Chapter 9. The Status of the Arabian Leopard Panthera pardus nimr in Oman: First Results of the Arabian Leopard Survey / Andrew Spalton & David Willis 147
Chapter 10. A Review of Cetaceans from Waters off the Arabian Peninsula / Robert M. Baldwin, Michael Gallagher & Koen Van Waerebeek 161

Index 191