Research Catalog

Title

Latin American mammalogy : history, biodiversity, and conservation / edited by Michael A. Mares and David J. Schmidly.

Publication

Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, ©1991.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Mares, Michael A.
• Schmidly, David J., 1943-
• Oklahoma Museum of Natural History (Norman, Okla.)

Description

xviii, 468 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm

Subject

• Lateinamerika
• Mammals > Latin America
• Mammalogy > Latin America > History
• Mammals > Latin America > Geographical distribution
• Wildlife conservation > Latin America
• Biodiversity > Latin America
• Mammals
• Mammals
• Mammalia (class)
• Biodiversity
• Mammalogy
• Mammals > Geographical distribution
• Wildlife conservation
• Säugetiere
• Aufsatzsammlung
• Artenschutz
• Wildlife conservation > South America
• Biodiversity > South America
• Mammifères > Amérique latine
• Mammifères > Amérique latine > Distribution géographique
• Animaux > Conservation des ressources > Amérique latine
• Biodiversité > Amérique latine
• Latin America
• Latin America
• South America

Genre/Form

History.

Note

• Summaries in English and Spanish.
• "An Oklahoma Museum of Natural History publication."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliograhical references and index.

Contents

• The classification of neotropical mammals -- a historical resume / R.H. Baker -- Two pioneering American mammalogist in Mexico : the field investigations of Edward William Nelson and Edward Alphonso Goldman, 1892-1906 / K.B. Sterling -- Genealogy of twentieth-century systematic mammalogists in North America : the descendants of Joseph Grinnell / J.K. Jones -- How scientists can impede the development of their discipline : egocentrism, small pool size, and the evolution of "Sapismo" / M.A. Mares -- Gradients of species density and species turnover in new world bats : a comparison of quadrat and band methodologies / M.R. Willig and E.A. Sandlin -- Mitochondrial DNA evolution and phylogeography in two neotropical fruit bats, artibeus jamaicensis and artibeus lituratus / C.J. Phillips [and others].
• The integral role of biogeographic theory in the conservation of tropical forest diversity / B.D. Patterson -- Theoretical and empirical biogeographic models in conservation / W.J. Boecklen -- Diversity and conservation of Mexican mammals / G. Ceballos and D. Navarro L. -- Mammals and protected areas in the Trans-Mexican neovolcanic belt / J.E. Fa and L.M. Morales -- Park size and the conservation of forest mammals in Latin American / K.H. Redford and J.G. Robison -- Desertification and distribution of mammals in the southern cone of South America / V.G. Roig -- Mammalian conservation in the Pantanal of Brazil / C.J.R. Alho and T.E. Lacher -- The effect of selective logging on Baird's tapir / J.M. Fragoso -- An integrated approach to the management of wild camelids in ARgentina / J. Cajal.
• Imports of CITES-regulated mammals into the United States from Latin America : 1982-1984 / J.P. Jorgenson and A.B. Jorgenson -- The role of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in preserving endangered species / A.M. Shull -- OTS : a paradigm for tropical ecology and conservation education programs D.E. Wilson -- National and iternational cooperation in wildlife management and conservation at a Brazilian university / T.E. Lacher [and others] -- An educational campaign to develop an awareness of bat conservation in tropical America / P.A. Morton -- Graduate training integrating conservation and sustainable development : a role of mammalogist at North American universities / J.M. Packard and D.J. Schmidly -- The value of ntural history collections in Latin American conservation / P.S. Cato -- Natural history museums : working toward the development of a conservation ethic / J.K. Braun and M.A. Mares.

ISBN

• 0806123435
• 9780806123431

LCCN

91010264

OCLC

• ocm23253097
• 23253097
• SCSB-1926805

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library