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Mammals of Africa: Volume IV

Hedgehogs, Shrews and Bats
Buch | Hardcover
800 Seiten
2024
Bloomsbury Wildlife (Verlag)
978-1-3994-2034-1 (ISBN)
239,95 inkl. MwSt
A major new series of handbooks 
Mammals of Africa (MoA) is a series of six volumes which describes, in detail, every currently recognized species of African land mammal. This is the first time that such extensive coverage has ever been attempted, and the volumes incorporate the very latest information and detailed discussion of the morphology, distribution, biology and evolution (including reference to fossil and molecular data) of Africa's mammals. With more than 1,160 species and 16-18 orders, Africa has the greatest diversity and abundance of mammals in the world. The reasons for this and the mechanisms behind their evolution are given special attention in the series.

Each volume follows the same format, with detailed profiles of every species and higher taxa. The series includes hundreds of colour illustrations and pencil drawings by Jonathan Kingdon highlighting the morphology and behaviour of the species concerned, as well as line drawings of skulls and jaws by Jonathan Kingdon and Meredith Happold. Every species also includes a detailed distribution map.

Edited by Jonathan Kingdon, David Happold, Tom Butynski, Mike Hoffmann, Meredith Happold and Jan Kalina, and written by more than 350 authors, all experts in their fields, Mammals of Africa is as comprehensive a compendium of current knowledge as is possible. Extensive references alert readers to more detailed information.

Volume IV, edited by Meredith Happold and David Happold, contains profiles of 156 species of insectivores, comprising the hedgehogs and shrews. The rest of the volume is devoted to the 224 species of African bats. The latter are divided into nine families, namely fruit bats, horseshoe bats, leaf-nosed bats, false vampire bats, mouse-tailed bats, sheath-tailed bats, slit-faced bats, free-tailed bats and vesper bats.

Meredith Happold spent several years in Nigeria and published observations on the fruit bats of western Nigeria. Since 1977 she has held a Visiting Fellowship at the Australian National University and her research has focused on African bats (especially those of Malawi). David Happold has held academic positions at the University of Khartoum (Sudan), University of Ibadan (Nigeria), University of Malawi, and The Australian National University. His primary research interests are ecology, demography, biogeography and conservation of African small mammals, and his fieldwork was conducted over 16 years in African deserts, savannas, rainforests and mountains.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 23.5.2024
Zusatzinfo Colour and black and white illustrations.
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 217 x 279 mm
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Naturführer
Kinder- / Jugendbuch Sachbücher Tiere / Pflanzen / Natur
ISBN-10 1-3994-2034-8 / 1399420348
ISBN-13 978-1-3994-2034-1 / 9781399420341
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