摘要:

AbstractOver four hundred reference guides to the mammalian faunas of almost one hundred and fifty countries, dependencies, and well known, geographically isolated areas are listed, including approximately 60% of the total number of countries found in a current atlas.Although guides to national mammalian faunas have served as useful synopses for large countries and a useful sub‐division for large physiographic/ecological areas, most countries either lack a comprehensive reference to the identity, distribution, behaviour, and local literature on mammals, or the existing work has long required revision. Included in this report is a reference list of some important supra‐national areas, preceeding a cross‐referenced national listing (by current names, with a chronological listing of references within the country).National mammal guides are not only an invaluable reference source for the professional, but are also an important stimulus to the layman and government at all levels to takeaninterest in and appreciate the faunal heritage of mammals found within a co

ISSN:0305-1838    

DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2907.1981.tb00247.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1981

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Book reviewed in this article:SPLENDID ISOLATION: The curious history of South American mammals by G. G. Simpson. Yale University Press, LondonBABOON MOTHERS and INFANTS by Jean Altmann. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass., and LondonTHE MAMMALS OF ZAMBIA by W. F. H. Ansell. The National Parks and Wildlife Service, Chilanga. 1978.MESOZOIC MAMMALS: The first two‐thirds of mammalian history edited by Jason A. LillegravenTHE ECOLOGY and CONSERVATION OF LARGE AFRICAN MAMMALS by S. K. Eltringham. Macmill

ISSN:0305-1838    

DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2907.1981.tb00248.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1981

数据来源: WILEY