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Mammals:     more books (100)

Peterson Field Guide to Mammals of North America: Fourth Edition (Peterson Field Guide Series) by Fiona Reid, 2006-11-15 A Guide to the Mammals of China Mammal Tracks & Sign: A Guide to North American Species by Mark Elbroch, 2003-09 The Mammals of Costa Rica: A Natural History and Field Guide by Mark Wainwright, 2007-07 A Guide to the Mammals of Southeast Asia by Charles M. Francis, 2008-03-23 National Audubon Society Guide to Marine Mammals of the World (National Audubon Society Field Guide Series.) by Brent S. Stewart, Phillip J. Clapham, et all 2002-04-02 Biology of Marine Mammals by John E. Reynolds, 2007-08-01 Starting Your Career as a Marine Mammal Trainer by Terry S. Samansky, 2002-07-01 The Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals (Princeton Pocket Guides) by Jonathan Kingdon, 2005-01-10 Marine Mammals of the World: A Comprehensive Guide to Their Identification by Thomas A. Jefferson, Marc A. Webber, et all 2007-11-05 National Geographic Prehistoric Mammals (National Geographic) by Alan Turner, 2004-10-01 National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mammals: (Revised and Expanded) (Audubon Society Field Guide) by NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY, 1996-05-21 Is a Camel a Mammal? (Cat in the Hat's Lrning Libry) by Tish Rabe, 1998-10-13 The Safari Companion: A Guide to Watching African Mammals Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, and Primates by Richard D. Estes, 1999-12

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1. The Hall Of Mammals
   Find information on four major groups of mammals; further facts on placental mammals includes fossil Category Kids and Teens School Time Animals mammalsUCMP Hall of mammals. Those hairy, milkproducing, warm-blooded animalsthat you have seen all of your life are mammals. The quagga  
   http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mammal/mammal.html
   
   Extractions: Those hairy, milk-producing, warm-blooded animals that you have seen all of your life are mammals. The quagga, itself a mammal, will be your host here in the Hall of Mammals at the University of California Museum of Paleontology . The quagga, who is seen here reading about mammalian phylogeny, is a recently extinct mammal generally related to horses and zebras. It was a yellowish-brown zebra with stripes only on its head, neck and forebody. The quagga was native to desert areas of the African continient until it was exterminated in the 1880's. As an extinct animal, the quagga is well qualified to act as a tour guide for a paleontological museum. As an animal that was living during historical times, the quagga is symbolic of the continuity between the living and extinct. The quagga is (or was) a placental mammal , a group also called Eutheria by scientists. Placental mammals are one of three major groups of living mammals. Marsupials , or Metatheria, form another. This group includes all of the pouched animals, such as oppossums, kangaroos, and Tasmanian devils. The third group, the monotremes , are far less diverse and less well known. They are warm-blooded, have hair, and produce milk just like other mammals, but they lay eggs and do not give live birth like marsupials and placentals. A fourth major group, the

2. Animal Info - Rare, Threatened And Endangered Mammals
   Biology, ecology, habitat, and status of rare, threatened and endangered species of mammals and information on their native countries biodiversity, ecosystems, population, and land use Animal Info Information on Rare, Threatened and Endangered mammals. How to use this site If you are looking for a  
   http://www.animalinfo.org/
   
   Extractions: Animal Info - Information on Rare, Threatened and Endangered Mammals How to use this site: If you are looking for a specific species, use the Individual Species Index , which includes past and present common and scientific names. Use the Species Group Index to browse through a list of the common names of each species grouped by category (e.g. "Cats"). You can also Search the site below. Additional species will be added. Once at an individual species' page, a general summary about the animal's biology, history and threats can be obtained from the Profile section near the top of the page. For detailed information, use the clickable Contents section or browse through the page. World's Rarest Mammals ((*P) - picture included.) Individual Species Index by Common and Scientific Name A B C D ... Species Group Index ((*P) - picture included.) Links to Animal Sites, Organizations, and Publications Country Index During the past 12 months, this site has received 2,284,379 page requests Note : For quicker access throughout this site, the use of graphics and complex formats is minimized. Rarest Mammals Species Index Species Groups Index Country Index ... Links By: Paul Massicot; Last modified: March 2, 2003; © 2003 Animal Info

3. Division Of Mammals
   Division of mammals (Murine Mouse Opossum) Photo by L. H. Emmons COPY;Smithsonian Institution, 1997. Click on image to view USNM Mammal Collection Chrotopterus auritus (Woolly False Vampire Bat), Brazil. Photo by L. H. Emmons. The National Museum of Natural History houses one of the most important collections of mammals in the world.  
   http://www.nmnh.si.edu/vert/mammals/mammals.html
   
   Extractions: Information ... Links Chrotopterus auritus The National Museum of Natural History houses one of the most important collections of mammals in the world. The collection is referenced in the scientific literature by the acronym USNM, derived from the former name United States National Museum. With roughly 580,000 voucher specimens, it is by far the world's largest, nearly twice the size of the next largest mammal collections. The taxonomic and geographic scope of the USNM mammal collection spans the globe, with especially strong representation from North America, Central America, northern South America, Africa, and southeast Asia. The research value of this collection to mammalogists is evidenced by the 3500 primary type specimens preserved, a number exceeded only by The Natural History Museum, London. The USNM mammal collection includes many historically important specimens. The oldest originated from the activities of the U.S. Exploring Expedition, dating from 1838-1842, and the personal collection of Spencer Fullerton Baird (the second Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution), also from the 1840s. While

4. Marsupial Mammals
   Marsupials are the group of mammals commonly thought of as pouched mammals. You can search in their Category Science Biology Animalia Chordata Mammalia MarsupialsMarsupials are the group of mammals commonly thought of as pouched mammals.They give live birth, but they do not have long gestation  
   http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mammal/marsupial/marsupial.html
   
   Extractions: Marsupials are the group of mammals commonly thought of as pouched mammals. They give live birth, but they do not have long gestation times like placental mammals . Instead, they give birth very early and the young animal, essentially a helpless embryo, climbs from the mother's birth canal to the nipples. There it grabs on with its mouth and continues to develop, often for weeks or months depending on the species. The short gestation time is due to having a yolk-type placenta in the mother marsupial. Placental mammals nourish the developing embryo using the mother's blood supply, allowing longer gestation times. Like other mammals, the marsupials are covered with hair. Mothers nurse their young, as shown in the picture of two kangaroos at right. A young kangaroo may nurse from its mother even when it has grown almost to its mother`s size. The only naturally occurring marsupial in the United States is the possum, Didelphis marsupialis . In the past, however, marsupials were quite common. During the Mesozoic marsupials were very common in North America; more common, in fact, than placental mammals. They persisted here until the mid- to late-

5. Mammals
   A variety of short slides on many mammals of interest ranging from the African elephant to the Wolverine and Zebra. Pictures included as well.  
   http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/mammpg.htm

6. NMNH Department Of Systematic Biology, Division Of Mammals - Mammal Species Of T
   Shop here for A Field Guide to mammals North America north of Mexico and find more books by William H. Burt. For a limited time, get free shipping on orders over $25!  
   http://www.nmnh.si.edu/msw
   
   Extractions: Division of Mammals The Mammal Species of the World (MSW) contains the names of the 4,629 currently recognized species of mammals, in a taxonomic hierarchy that includes Order, Family, Subfamily, and Genus. The information was taken from: Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder (eds). 1993. Mammal Species of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1206 pp. (Available from Smithsonian Institution Press, 1-800-782-4612 or 703-435-7809.) The list was compiled by an international team of contributors . It can be used as an on-line reference, or adapted as an authority file for collections management activities of mammal collections. The list was compiled under the auspices of the American Society of Mammalogists. The data in this checklist of mammal species of the world are being presented for non-commercial, personal, and collections management use only. Copying or redistributing these data in any manner for personal or corporate gain is not permitted. MAMMALIA's place in the Tree of Life - Smithsonian Natural History Web Home Page

7. Welcome To The Mammals
   Introducing the incredible world of mammals, the biggest, smallest, fastest, etc. mammals are not the most speciose animal on the planet, 3 other groups of vertebrates outnumber them at the moment,  
   http://www.earthlife.net/mammals/welcome.html
   
   Extractions: Look around you sometime, the chances are that if you see an animal it is a mammal. Mammals are the dominant life form on this planet at the moment, at least from a human perspective. There are about 4260 species of mammals known on this planet at the moment, though taxonomists are still arguing. Mammals are not the most speciose animal on the planet, 3 other groups of vertebrates outnumber them at the moment, Reptiles 6787 species, Birds 9703 species and Fishes with approximately 25000 species. Invertebrates, of course, have groups with huge numbers of species that outnumber all the vertebrates put together; Molluscs 80 000 and Insects 1 000 000; while Arachnids with a mere 44 000 species still outnumber any 3 groups of vertebrates put together. Mammals however are big. You can see them easily, and perhaps most importantly you are one. Mammals are there, everywhere you look; large warm-blooded, four-limbed vertebrates whose females produce milk (see What is a Mammal ). Elephants and Whales, Pigs, Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Dogs, Cats, Hamsters, Rats and of course Human beings (that's you and me) are all mammals.

8. Mesozoic Mammals Showcase
   of major mesozoic mammal groups early mammals, triconodonts and multituberculates.Oslo University Paleontological Museum -  
   http://www.toyen.uio.no/palmus/galleri/montre/english/m_tidligpattedyr_e.htm
   
   Extractions: The mammals first appeared at the same time as the dinosaurs, in the late Triassic, about 230 million years ago. Their ancestors were the mammal-like reptiles. During the first two thirds of mammalian history, when the dinosaurs ruled the Earth, the mammals were small, nocturnal animals about the size of mice and rats. When the dinosaurs died out 65 million years ago, the mammals were well equipped to exploit the different ecological niches left vacant, and their rapid evolution started. The triconodonts were the most primitive mammals. They looked like mammal-like reptiles - cynodonts - but were smaller. Like the cynodonts, they had molars with three cusps in a straight row. Large canines show that the triconodonts were carnivorous, but some may have been insectivores. They died out in the late Cretaceous. The multituberculates are an extinct side branch of the mammalian line; the first omnivorous mammals. They had large incisors, looking somewhat like modern rodents, and long multi-cusped molars. They were numerous and diverse in the late Cretaceous and the early Tertiary. They died out in the Oligocene, about 35 million years ago, probably because of competition from the rodents.

9. Lepidoptera And Other Life Forms
   Taxonomic tree of mammals, insects, birds, and plants. Includes common and scientific names, publication details, references, links, general range maps, and some images. Most complete for Lepidoptera.  
   http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/intro.html
   
   Extractions: This "project" has started as my desire to scan images of Finnish lepidoptera and make them available on the web. The original idea has evolved and is still evolving into different directions. From the lepidoptera I am expanding to other life forms, however the lepidoptera contains the most information. Other sections are mostly species lists The current structure includes ( if you are looking at these pages for the first time, do not follow the links below yet, read some more explanations first to avoid getting lost into structure

10. ZOOM MAMMALS - EnchantedLearning.com
    Explore mammals, learn about their anatomy and behavior, study fossils and the evolutionof mammals, print out classroom activities, find mammal links, and more  
    http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/
    
    Extractions: Mammals are animals that have hair, are warm-blooded, and nourish their young with milk. Mammals evolved during the Triassic period , about the same time that the first dinosaurs appeared. Some modern-day mammals include people, apes , cats, dogs, tigers , mice, moose aardvarks beavers , elephants, whales , and horses. Site index

11. Mammals
    For the top 25 printouts, click here. EnchantedLearning.com mammals, MammalCalendar to Print. There are about 5,000 species of living mammals.  
    http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/Groups.shtml
    
    Extractions: Mammal Calendar to Print There are about 5,000 species of living mammals. They are divided into three subclasses and about 26 orders (there is no consensus among biologists). Unlike other animals, mammals have body hair, have 3 middle ear bones (the malleus, incus, and stapes), and nourish their young with milk that females produce in modified sweat glands that are called mammary glands.

12. Ecology And Conservation Of Forest Mammals In Japan - David Hill
    Ecology and conservation of mammals in warm temperate rainforest of Yakushima, Japan, by David Hill.  
    http://www.biols.susx.ac.uk/home/David_Hill/

13. The Mammals Homepage
    http://www.themammals.net/

14. Untitled Document
    Raises funds and works for the survival of tigers, elephants, rhinos and other critically endangered mammals in the wild.  
    http://www.davidshepherd.org/

15. Paleocene Mammals Of The World
    Fossil mammals of the Paleocene epoch.Category Science Earth Sciences Paleontology Vertebrates mammalsSite about the fossil mammals known from the Paleocene epoch. Containsan Paleocene mammals of the world. by Martin Jehle. Skull of  
    http://www.paleocene-mammals.de/
    
    Extractions: Paleocene mammals of the world by Martin Jehle Skull of Deltatherium fundaminis , one of the first Paleocene mammals described from North America (see here for a restoration). Its relationships are still debated. From Williamson (1996). The first 10 million years of the age of mammals Despite this impressive diversification, most Paleocene mammals are still on a primitive level of anatomy in comparison to mammals of today. Often they show only the first beginning of specializations that characterize their descendants from later epochs, such as optimization of the teeth for a special kind of food or adaptations of the limbs to fast running. The Paleocene mammalian fauna is therefore often called archaic. The beginning of the following epoch, the Eocene, brought about an important modernization of this fauna. Several groups of mammals with more modern appearance spread over the northern hemisphere at this time, whereas the decline of the archaic forms started. The Paleocene is a crucial time in the history mammals. Unfortunately, mammal fossils from this epoch are either scarce or entirely unknown in many parts of the world. Thus we can only speculate how the fauna of whole continents looked after the extinction of dinosaurs. Even where fossils occur, most species are only known from their characteristic teeth, and skeletons are only known for a few forms. Nevertheless, knowledge of Paleocene mammals is steadily increasing. This website tries to summarize what we know about these first ten million years of the age of mammals.

16. Mammals Of Kansas
    Checklist, descriptions, and photos.  
    http://www.ukans.edu/~mammals/

17. The Midwestern U.S. At 16,000 Years Ago -- Illinois State Museum
    Online exhibit by the Illinois State Museum depicting the mammals and other animals which lived in the Midwestern U.S. during late Pleistocene times.  
    http://museum.state.il.us/exhibits/larson/
    
    Extractions: ISM Home Exhibits The Midwestern U.S. 16,000 Years Ago The above picture, from a mural by R.G. Larson in the Illinois State Museum, shows an artist's conception of how much of the Midwestern United States might have looked approximately 16,000 years ago. This reconstruction is based on the work of many different types of scientists who study various aspects of past environments. You can join Illinois State Museum and Northern Arizona University scientists as they visit a cave and study the paleontological remains contained in it. In viewing this exhibit you have a choice. You can wander through the exhibit to find out more about the environments, plants, and animals of the Midwestern U.S. at that time. OR You can start from a page with a list of the topics covered in the the exhibit. About this exhibit Illinois State Museum State of Illinois IDNR ... The Midwestern U.S. 16,000 Years Ago

18. Index Pagina Iniziale
    A GIS-based databank on the distribution and conservation of all the big and medium-sized mammals Category Regional Africa Science and Environment WildlifeVisit n. last update August 23, 1999 (Logo AMD) (African mammals Databank)European Commission DirectorateGeneral for Development  
    http://gorilla.bio.uniroma1.it/amd/

19. Electronic Zoo / NetVet Veterinary Resources - Marine Mammals
    Electronic Zoo, NetVet. Marine mammals. Acoustic Marine World Africa USA; MARMAM(Marine mammals Research and Conservation Discussion List); Mediterranean  
    http://netvet.wustl.edu/marine.htm

20. Yorkshire Mammal Group Web Page
    Aims to promote the scientific study and conservation of mammals and to encourage a wider public interest in them.  
    http://www.geocities.com/lutra25/

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