This book is devoted to the description of the systematics and biology of forest mice and jerboas. It describes detailed morphological characteristics and includes keys for the identification of the families, genera and species. Detailed maps of distribution of species are compiled. Data on the biology is according to the set plan (population, habitat, feeding, daily and seasonal activity, behavior, reproduction, parasites and competitors, etc.). This book primarily focuses species found in Russia, Ukraine, Caucasus, Russian Central Asia and Transcaucasia. Brief coverage of species outside these regions is also included. The book is intended for mammalogists, systematists, ecologists, and zoogeographers.
By:
G I Shenbrot, V.E. Sokolov, V.G. Heptner Volume editor:
Don E. Wilson Imprint: Science Publishers,U.S. Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 53mm
Weight: 1.380kg ISBN:9781578085316 ISBN 10: 1578085314 Pages: 786 Publication Date:01 January 2008 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active