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Informationen zum Autor edited by John O. Whitaker, Jr., Russell E. Mumford Klappentext Summarizing current knowledge about Indiana's mammal species, the volume will be an important reference for biologists, veterinarians, and wildlife managers throughout the Midwest and beyond. Zusammenfassung First published by Indiana University in 1982, this illustrated book places emphasis on ecology with descriptions of Indiana's habitats, climate, and vegetation and detailed species accounts. It summarizes knowledge about Indiana's mammal species. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Preface to Second Edition Introduction I. Indiana: The State as an Environment Physiographic Features Vegetation Climate Habitats II. The Mammals of Indiana Pleistocene Mammals Recently Extirpated Species Extirpated but Reintroduced Native Species Extirpated Native Species Species of Questionable Recent Occurrence Species Treated as Extirpated Earlier; Probably Never Occurred in Indiana Species Nearly Extirpated or of Accidental Occurrence in Indiana Species Probably Incorrectly Reported Species Introduced Early, Then Disappeared Endangered and Threatened Species of Indiana Distribution Migration Hibernation Reproduction Population/Community Studies Food Habits Parasites and Other Associates Humans, Agriculture, and Domestic Animals Taxonomy Key to the Orders Species Accounts Order DIDELPHIMORPHIA - Opossum Order SORICOMORPHA - Shrews and Moles Order CHIROPTERA - Bats Order LAGOMORPHA - Rabbits Order RODENTIA - Rodents Order CARNIVORA Order ARTIODACTYLA References Index
