Newly revised and extensively updated, the fifth edition of Mammalogy explains and clarifies the subject of mammalian biology as a unified whole, taking care to discuss the latest and most fascinating discoveries in the field. In recent years we witnessed significant changes in the taxonomy of mammals. The authors kept pace with such changes and revised each chapter to reflect the most current data and statistics available. New pedagogical elements, including chapter outlines, lists of key morphological characteristics, and further reading sections, help readers grasp the most important concepts and explore additional content on their own." --Book Jacket.
Mammalogy is the study of mammals from the diverse biological viewpoints of structure, function, evolutionary history, behavior, ecology, classification, and economics. Thoroughly updated, the Sixth Edition of Mammalogy explains and clarifies the subject as a unified whole. The text begins by defining mammals and summarizing their origins. It moves on to discuss the orders and families of mammals with comprehensive coverage on the fossil history, current distribution, morphological characteristics, and basic behavior and ecology of each family of mammals. The third part of the text progresses to discuss special topics such as mammalian echolocation, physiology, behavior, ecology, and zoogeography. The text concludes with two additional chapters, previously available online, that cover mammalian domestication and mammalian disease and zoonoses.
Mystery, murder, magic, mayhem, and more.... Eight local Brisbane authors take you on a whirlwind journey through the seasons of life. Join a nun fleeing convent life, sailors hunting treasure in the exotic Caribbean seas, a widow seeking strength to live and love again, and star-crossed couples chasing the lovers' dream. Battle evil in fantasy worlds. Solve murder mysteries. Form lasting friendships with a rich array of characters who emerge living and breathing from the pages to uncover dark secrets, make you tremble in fear, grieve, weep, laugh, find love and peace... and ultimately learn to love life. In their third Anthology, members of the Fairfield Writers Group present thirteen playful, heartwarming, exciting, and intimate short stories of crime, romance, mystery, and fantasy. "Another triumph for the Fairfield Writers Group. Another collection to entice and enjoy page after page. Changing Seasons covers the full gamut of human emotions and endeavour. Fairfield Scribes have produced an anthology they could well be proud of." Estelle Pinney, Author
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