Author: American Museum of Natural History. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 922
Book Description
Research Catalog of the Library of the American Museum of Natural History: 59.82-59.9,9
Author: American Museum of Natural History. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 922
Book Description
The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals
Author: Bo BeolensPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 0801895332
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Learn the origins of over 2,000 mammal species names with this informative reference guide. Just who was the Przewalski after whom Przewalski's horse was named? Or Husson, the eponym for the rat Hydromys hussoni? Or the Geoffroy whose name is forever linked to Geoffroy's cat? This unique reference provides a brief look at the real lives behind the scientific and vernacular mammal names one encounters in field guides, textbooks, journal articles, and other scholarly works. Arranged to mirror standard dictionaries, the more than 1,300 entries included here explain the origins of over 2,000 mammal species names. Each bio-sketch lists the scientific and common-language names of all species named after the person, outlines the individual’s major contributions to mammalogy and other branches of zoology, and includes brief information about his or her mammalian namesake’s distribution. The two appendixes list scientific and common names for ease of reference, and, where appropriate, individual entries include mammals commonly—but mistakenly—believed to be named after people. The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals is a highly readable and informative guide to the people whose names are immortalized in mammal nomenclature. “A small treasure trove of information about the people whose names are immortalized in mammalian nomenclature. Given that we mammalogists are prone to ancestor worship, I expect it to be a best-seller.” —Don E. Wilson, Journal of Mammalian Evolution “This is a great reference for the mammalogy professional or student, or the curious naturalist.” —Wildlife Activist “This is a splendid book which fills a real gap in zoological literature.” —Nicholas Gould, International Zoo News
Research Catalog of the Library of the American Museum of Natural History
Author: American Museum of Natural History. LibraryPublisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
Dictionary Catalog of the Department Library
Author: United States. Department of the Interior. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 872
Book Description
National Union Catalog
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Estados Unidos, Francia y Guinea Ecuatorial
Author: Max Liniger-GoumazPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Equatorial Guinea
Languages : fr
Pages : 300
Book Description
The Conservation Biology of Tortoises
Author: IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist GroupPublisher: IUCN
ISBN: 2880329868
Category : Nature conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Microchiropteran Bats
Author: Anthony Michael HutsonPublisher: IUCN
ISBN: 9782831705958
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests
Author: Caroline HarcourtPublisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This final volume in the The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests covers the Americas. It provides an up-to-date overview of the status of rain forests in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Following the format of the two previous volumes The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Asia and the Pacific (1991) and The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Africa (1992), the atlas is divided into two parts. Part I introduces and discusses the complex interrelated issues in the regions that are involved in both deforestation as well as conservation of the tropical forests. Included are discussions on the history of the forests, agricultural colonization policies and deforestation, conservation polices for plants and wildlife, protected areas, and the future of the tropical forests. Part II is a detailed and well referenced country-by-country analysis of conservation status and trends. Four-colour maps have been compiled from satellite and radar imagery, aerial photography, and the latest information provided by forestry departments and development agencies.
Conservation Biology of Lycaenidae (butterflies)
Author: T. R. NewPublisher: IUCN
ISBN: 9782831701592
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description