Mammals of China (eBook)

Andrew T. Smith, Yan Xie (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: PDF

2013
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-4688-7 (ISBN)

Infos

China's breathtaking diversity of natural habitats--from mountains and deserts to grasslands and lush tropical forests--is home to more than 10 percent of the world's mammal species. This one-of-a-kind pocket guide describes the characteristics, geographic distribution, natural history, and conservation status of all 558 species of mammals found in China. An up-to-date distribution map accompanies each species account, and beautiful color illustrations by wildlife artist Federico Gemma depict a majority of the species. The definitive text is written by leading specialists and follows the most current global standards for mammalian systematics. This field-ready pocket edition of A Guide to the Mammals of China makes the rich mammal fauna of China accessible to ecotravelers and naturalists like never before. The comprehensive pocket guide to all of China's 558 mammal species Describes the physical characteristics, geographic distribution, natural history, and conservation status of every species Features up-to-date distribution maps and stunning color illustrations throughout Written by a team of leading specialists

Autor

Andrew T. Smith is President's Professor and Parents Association Professor of Life Sciences at Arizona State University. Yan Xie is associate research professor in the Institute of Zoology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.5.2013
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Pocket Guides
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Pocket Guides
• Zusatzinfo: 384 color illus. 558 maps.
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: Antilopinae • Argali • Asian black bear • Asian golden cat • Asian house shrew • Beech marten • Bengal slow loris • Binturong • Black crested gibbon • Black giant squirrel • BROWN BEAR • brown rat • Callosciurus • canidae • carnivore • Caspian tiger • Cervus • Chinese mountain cat • Common pipistrelle • Common shrew • conservation status • Daurian pika • Deer • Dipodidae • Eurasian water shrew • female • Field vole • flying squirrel • fur • Gerbil • gestation • Greater bandicoot rat • Ground squirrel • Gymnure • Heteromyidae • insect • insectivore • Invertebrate • Java mouse-deer • Lagomorpha • Large flying fox • Leaf-nosed bat • Least weasel • Lemming • Leopard cat • Macaque • Mainland serow • Mammal • Masked palm civet • mating • Meriones (rodent) • millipede • Mongolian gazelle • muntjac • Muridae • Mustelidae • Northern pika • Omnivore • Pallas's cat • pheasant • Phodopus • Phrynocephalus • Pika • pine nut • Platacanthomyidae • Rat • red panda • Rhesus Macaque • Rhinarium • Ringed seal • rodent • Saola • Sexual Dimorphism • Shrub • Siberian weasel • sika deer • Small Indian civet • Snub-nosed monkey • Squirrel • Sun Bear • takin • Tenrec • Thailand • thicket • Tibetan dwarf hamster • Tibetan macaque • Tibetan Plateau • Tragulus • Tree squirrel • Tropical rainforest • Typha • Ungulate • Uropsilinae • Vegetation • Viverridae • Vole • White-toothed shrew • Yellow-throated marten • Yunnan • Zapodinae
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-4688-9 / 1400846889
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-4688-7 / 9781400846887