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Mammals of the world/ Shweta; V. K. Singh

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Texas: Studium, 2008.Description: 290 p.: ill.; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781933699400
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DUCE QL703.W222
Summary: The book provides recent scientific information on mammals including their characteristic features, origin and evolution, distribution, zoo-geography adaptive radiation especially in limbs, teeth, integument, reproduction etc. The volume discusses 311 species of 156 genera belonging to 12 orders. The volume is profusely illustrated with line drawings, figures comprising black & white and colored plates to make it a lucid presentation. Following topics are covered in this book. Animal Kingdom, The Chordates, The Mammals, Indian Mammals, Adaptive Radiation in mammals, Reproduction, Classification, Systematic Enumeration of mammals of the order Insectivora, Chiroptera, Proboscidea, Sirenia, Pholidota, Lagomorpha, Perissodactyla, Artiodactyla, Rodentia, Carnivora, Cetacea and Primates.
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Books DUCE LIBRARY Science: Shelf QK11.W55 – QM551.P3 Science Collection DUCE QL703.W222 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 4 Available 000000014847
Books DUCE LIBRARY Science: Shelf QK11.W55 – QM551.P3 Science Collection DUCE QL703.W222 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 7 Available 000000014858
Books DUCE LIBRARY Science: Shelf QK11.W55 – QM551.P3 Science Collection DUCE QL703.W222 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 5 Available 000000014849
Books DUCE LIBRARY Science: Shelf QK11.W55 – QM551.P3 Science Collection DUCE QL703.W222 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 6 Available 000000014848
Books DUCE LIBRARY Science: Shelf QK11.W55 – QM551.P3 Special Reserve DUCE QL703.W222 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Not For Loan 000000014856
Books DUCE LIBRARY Science: Shelf QK11.W55 – QM551.P3 Special Reserve DUCE QL703.W222 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 3 Not For Loan 000000014855
Books DUCE LIBRARY Science: Shelf QK11.W55 – QM551.P3 Science Collection DUCE QL703.W222 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available 000000014857

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The book provides recent scientific information on mammals including their characteristic features, origin and evolution, distribution, zoo-geography adaptive radiation especially in limbs, teeth, integument, reproduction etc. The volume discusses 311 species of 156 genera belonging to 12 orders. The volume is profusely illustrated with line drawings, figures comprising black & white and colored plates to make it a lucid presentation. Following topics are covered in this book. Animal Kingdom, The Chordates, The Mammals, Indian Mammals, Adaptive Radiation in mammals, Reproduction, Classification, Systematic Enumeration of mammals of the order Insectivora, Chiroptera, Proboscidea, Sirenia, Pholidota, Lagomorpha, Perissodactyla, Artiodactyla, Rodentia, Carnivora, Cetacea and Primates.

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