Walker's vision, the text smoothly combines in-depth scholarship with a popular, readable style to preserve and enhance what the Washington Post called a "landmark of zoological literature."
Author: Ronald M. Nowak
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9781421424682
Category: Science
Page: 784
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Walker's vision, the text smoothly combines in-depth scholarship with a popular, readable style to preserve and enhance what the Washington Post called a "landmark of zoological literature."Gives an historical account of the world's mammals since 3,000 B.C., and then provides detailed information about every mammal on earth, divided by genus.
Author: Ronald M. Nowak
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: UOM:39015039907665
Category: Medical
Page: 1936
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Gives an historical account of the world's mammals since 3,000 B.C., and then provides detailed information about every mammal on earth, divided by genus.Its resulting List is now almost meaningless as an expression of the extent and diversity of the world's declining mammals. Until 1987 the USDI had an Office of Endangered Species that included a Listing Branch with personnel dedicated ...
Author: Ronald M. Nowak
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9781421424675
Category: Nature
Page: 784
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Walker's vision, the text smoothly combines in-depth scholarship with a popular, readable style to preserve and enhance what the Washington Post called a "landmark of zoological literature."Walker's Marine Mammals of the World includes scientific and common names , the number and distribution of t species , measurements and physical traits , habitat , daily and seasonal activity , population dynamics , home range , social ...
Author: Ronald M. Nowak
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 0801873436
Category: Nature
Page: 264
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Marine mammals are among the most fascinating and most watched of Earth's many animal species, particularly for their many adaptations for life in and around the water and their unique methods of communication. This comprehensive guide to the order is for experts and enthusiasts alike.