Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V. Volumes 12-16, Volume 12

Bernhard Grzimek

Thomson; Gale, 2004 - Animals

Provides information on the evolution and systematics, physical characteristics, distribution, habitat, behavior, feeding ecology and diet, reproductive biology, and conservation status of five orders of mammals, each with species accounts.

Contents

• Contributions of molecular genetics: 26
• Structure and function: 36
• Adaptations for flight: 52
• Adaptations for aquatic life: 62
• Adaptations for subterranean life: 69
• Sensory systems including echolocation: 79
• Pikas rabbits and hares: 83
• Life history and reproduction: 89
• Reproductive processes: 101
• Order XENARTHRA: 110
• Ecology: 112
• Nutritional adaptations: 120
• The ungulates: 123
• Distribution and biogeography: 129
• Order PHOLIDOTA: 135
• Behavior: 137
• Sloths anteaters and armadillos: 147
• Cognition and intelligence: 149
• Migration: 164
• Domestication: 171
• 9: 178
• Field techniques for studying: 194
• Mammals in zoos: 203
• Order MONOTREMATA: 227
• Echidnas: 236
• Pangolins: 265
• Aardvarks: 365
• Mammals III: 368
• Duckbilled platypus: 371
• Threetoed tree sloths: 374
• Order HYRACOIDEA: 376
• Tenrecs: 381
• Order DIDELPHIMORPHIA: 388
• Order SIRENIA: 391
• Musk deer: 406
• Muntjacs: 416
• New World opossums: 418
• Chinese water deer: 424
• Contributors to the first edition: 436

Bibliographic information

• Title: Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V. Volumes 12-16, Volume 12
• Author: Bernhard Grzimek
• Edition: 2
• Publisher: Thomson; Gale, 2004
• Original from: the University of Virginia
• Digitized: Jul 31, 2009
• ISBN: 0787657883, 9780787657888