Field Guide to Mammals of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East
Third Edition
Seiten
2025
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3rd edition
Bloomsbury Wildlife (Verlag)
978-1-3994-1497-5 (ISBN)
Bloomsbury Wildlife (Verlag)
978-1-3994-1497-5 (ISBN)
'An excellent, useful guide.' – BBC Wildlife
Fully revised and updated, this major work presents all species that occur in the Western Palearctic, serving as the perfect field guide to the great diversity of mammals in the region. This new edition presents 86 new species, including 40 cetaceans, and reports on the latest scientific advances and taxonomic changes.
Species accounts are concise and authoritative, giving information on size, distribution, habitat, behaviour, reproduction and feeding. Each account is supported by distribution maps and superb colour illustrations. The book features over 125 plates, comprising more than 650 colour species artworks. Variation between the sexes is illustrated, and anatomical diagrams including tooth arrays are provided to assist identification.
Field Guide to Mammals of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East is the only guide you’ll need to identify any mammal across this vast and diverse region.
Fully revised and updated, this major work presents all species that occur in the Western Palearctic, serving as the perfect field guide to the great diversity of mammals in the region. This new edition presents 86 new species, including 40 cetaceans, and reports on the latest scientific advances and taxonomic changes.
Species accounts are concise and authoritative, giving information on size, distribution, habitat, behaviour, reproduction and feeding. Each account is supported by distribution maps and superb colour illustrations. The book features over 125 plates, comprising more than 650 colour species artworks. Variation between the sexes is illustrated, and anatomical diagrams including tooth arrays are provided to assist identification.
Field Guide to Mammals of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East is the only guide you’ll need to identify any mammal across this vast and diverse region.
A.J. Mitchell-Jones is a zoologist and President of the European Mammal Foundation. François Moutou is a veterinarian and honorary president of SFEPM (Society for the Study and Protection of Mammals in France). Jan Zima (1952–2019) was a professor in the Faculty of Science in Brno. Patrick Haffner is Project Leader at the Joint Natural Heritage Service Unit. Stephane Aulagnier is a Professor of Conservation Biology at Paul Sabatier University and the Vice-President of SFEPM.
Introduction
Mammals of the Western Palearctic
Watching mammals
Biogeography of mammals of the Western Palearctic
Mammals and humans
Describing the species
Species accounts
Glossary
Bibliography
Addresses
Checklist
Index of scientific names
Index of common names
| Erscheinungsdatum | 07.01.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Bloomsbury Naturalist |
| Zusatzinfo | Over 125 colour plates; 450 distribution maps; black and white anatomical diagrams |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-3994-1497-6 / 1399414976 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-3994-1497-5 / 9781399414975 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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