Wild Mammals of Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (453 pages)
Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Wyoming Maps -- PART I: The Wyoming Context -- Introduction -- History of Wyoming Mammalogy -- Zoogeography -- Prehistory -- Vegetation as Habitat -- Conservation and Management: Yellowstone and Beyond -- Notes for Part I -- PART II: Species Accounts -- New World Opossums-Order Didelphimorphia -- New World Opossums-Family Didelphidae -- Shrews and Moles-Order Soricomorpha -- Shrews-Family Soricidae -- Moles-Family Talpidae -- Bats-Order Chiroptera -- Evening Bats-Family Vespertilionidae -- Free-Tailed Bats-Family Molossidae -- Rodents-Order Rodentia -- Squirrels-Family Sciuridae -- Voles, Mice, Lemmings, and Rats-Family Cricetidae -- Jumping Mice and Jerboas-Family Dipodidae -- Beavers-Family Castoridae -- Pocket Mice and Kangaroo Rats-Family Heteromyidae -- Pocket Gophers-Family Geomyidae -- New World Porcupines-Family Erethizontidae -- Pikas, Rabbits, and Hares-Order Lagomorpha -- Pikas-Family Ochotonidae -- Rabbits and Hares-Family Leporidae -- Carnivores-Order Carnivora -- Dogs and Allies-Family Canidae -- Skunks-Family Mephitidae -- Weasels and Allies-Family Mustelidae -- Raccoons and Allies-Family Procyonidae -- Bears-Family Ursidae -- Cats-Family Felidae -- Even-Toed Ungulates-Order Artiodactyla -- Deer and Allies-Family Cervidae -- Pronghorns-Family Antilocapridae -- Antelope and Allies-Family Bovidae -- Appendix: Plant Species and Non-mammalian Animal Species -- Glossary -- References Cited -- Photo Credits -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
Wild Mammals of Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park provides the scholar, conservationist, and interested lay reader with information on the state's 117 wild mammalian species from grizzly bears to pygmy shrews. It describes the history of mammalogy in Wyoming, the zoogeography of Wyoming mammals, and the prehistoric mammals of Wyoming. It also characterizes the habitats of Wyoming mammals and addresses the conservation and management of mammals in the region. Expanding beyond the traditional field guide, Steven W. Buskirk emphasizes taxonomic classification, geographic range, and conservation status for mammalian species. Introductory sections are provided for each order and family, and individual species accounts organize a wealth of data ranging from habitat associations to field measurements in an easy-to-use format. Featuring color species photos, continental and state-scale distribution maps, and a comprehensive bibliography with nearly 1,000 references, Wild Mammals of Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park is an indispensable resource for wildlife and conservation biologists and mammalogists working in this region.
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Mammals--Wyoming. Mammals--Yellowstone National Park.