Band två av gnagare. Familjen gnagare har koloniserat nästan alla tillgängliga livsmiljöer på jorden. Många har anpassat sig till människor och följt dem eftersom de också spred sig över hela världen. Volym 7 fullbordar ordningen Rodentia - som förmodligen representerar den viktigaste ordningen av däggdjur, både vad gäller antal arter och i geografisk fördelning som täcker familjerna som ingår i delordningen Myomorpha, inklusive de två största familjerna, Cricetidae och Muridae.
Denna volym innehåller också ett särskilt kapitel: Prioriteringar för att skydda världens gnagare av Thomas Lacher Jr., Richard Young, Samuel Turvey, Rosalind Kennerley och Nicolette Roach
Lagomorfer och gnagare är uppdelade i två volymer för att inkludera maximal information och illustrationer, som i tidigare HMW-volymer: Volym 6: Lagomorphs och Gnagare I och Volym 7: Gnagare II
Familjer som omfattas av volym 7:
ORDER RODENTIA (fortsättning)
Suborder Myomorpha (musliknande gnagare): 9 familjer, 345 släkt, 1744 arter
Volume 7: Rodents II completes the order Rodentia – which represents arguably the most important order of mammals, both in terms of number of species, and in geographic distribution – covering the families contained in the suborder Myomorpha, including the two largest families Cricetidae and Muridae. Other families included: Sminthidae – Birch Mice, Zapodidae, Dipodidae – Jerboas, Platacanthomyidae – Tree Mice, Spalacidae – Muroid Mole-rats and Calomyscidae- Brush-tailed Mice.
The fantastic series of the Handbook of the Mammals of the World will be the first ever 9-volume set to cover every species of mammal on Earth with the combination of scientific accuracy and readability for which the publisher Lynx has become well known for. The books are all divided so that each chapter is dedicated to a particular family, giving a general overview of the members before the individual Species Accounts begins.
Each species is shown with detailed facts, it is illustrated in one of the extraordinary colour plates, and also accompanied with a distribution map. The countries and areas in which the species occur, are given in the section Subspecies and Distribution. In the next four sections the relevant species information is given in a concise form, such as Habitat, Food and Feeding, Activity patterns and Movements, Home range and Social organization. The books also include a Taxonomy section, where species names are listed as they were originally described, together with all the extinct subspecies which are not listed in Subspecies and Distribution. A series of books for anyone interested in the mammals of the world, or an indispensable work of reference for students or professionals.
Format: Hardback
Authors: Don E Wilson, Russell A Mittermeier, Thomas Lacher Jr,
Pages: ca 1000
Dimensions: 240x310 mm
Weight: 4 200 g
Publication: 2017
Publisher: Lynx Edicions
ISBN: 978 841672 8046
Language: English