Rocky Mountain mammals : a handbook of mammals of Rocky Mountain National Park and vicinity /

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Author / Creator:Armstrong, David Michael, 1944-
Edition:3rd ed.
Imprint:Boulder : University Press of Colorado in cooperation with the Rocky Mountain Nature Association, 2008.
Description:1 online resource : color illustrations, color map
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11124208
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Other authors / contributors:Rocky Mountain Nature Association.
ISBN:9781457110948
1457110946
9781457109867
1457109867
9781607320081
1607320088
9780870818820
0870818821
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
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Summary:Revised, updated, and with more than 80 new color photographs, Rocky Mountain Mammals, Third Edition is a nontechnical guide to the mammals of the Southern Rocky Mountains and their foothills, with special emphasis on Rocky Mountain National Park and vicinity. Designed for quick reference and enjoyable reading, Rocky Mountain Mammals offers what most field guides don't - a wealth of fascinating information about each species.
Other form:Print version: Armstrong, David. Rocky Mountain Mammals, Third Edition. Sebastopol : University Press of Colorado, ©2011
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; Checklist of Mammals of Rocky Mountain National Park and Vicinity; 1. Introduction; Organization; Explanation of Terminology; Measurements; Acknowledgments; 2. What is a Mammal?; Historical; Anatomical; Reproductive and Developmental; 3. Mammalian Distribution; The Ecological Context; Elevational Distribution; Faunal Relationships of Rocky Mountain National Park; 4. How to Observe Mammals; 5. Order Soricomorpha; 6. Order Chiroptera; 7. Order Primates; 8. Order Lagomorpha; 9. Order Rodentia; 10. Order Carnivora; 11. Order Artiodactyla; Appendices
  • I. Key to Mammals of Rocky Mountain National Park and VicinityII. Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; III. Derivation of Scientific Names; Literature Cited; Approximate Conversion Factors, Metric-English Measurements