Rodents of Sub-Saharan Africa : a biogeographic and taxonomic synthesis / / Ara Monadjem [and 3 others]
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Monadjem Ara
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| Titolo: |
Rodents of Sub-Saharan Africa : a biogeographic and taxonomic synthesis / / Ara Monadjem [and 3 others]
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| Pubblicazione: | Berlin ; ; Boston : , : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, , [2015] |
| ©2015 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (1102 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 599.350967 |
| Soggetto topico: | Rodents - Geographical distribution - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| Rodents - Africa, Sub-Saharan | |
| Soggetto non controllato: | Africa |
| Biodiversity | |
| Rodents | |
| Taxonomy | |
| Zoology | |
| Classificazione: | WS 9700 |
| Persona (resp. second.): | CotterillFenton P.D. |
| DenysChristiane | |
| TaylorPeter J. | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front matter -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Rationale and Scope of the Book -- Evolution of Fossil Rodents in Africa -- Importance of Rodents -- Conservation of African rodents -- General Methods and Layout of Book -- Species accounts -- Order: Rodentia -- Key to Rodent Families of Africa -- Family: Gliridae -- Family: Sciuridae -- Family: Myocastoridae -- Family: Ctenodactylidae -- Family: Hystricidae -- Family: Thryonomyidae -- Family: Petromuridae -- Family: Bathyergidae -- Family: Anomaluridae -- Family: Pedetidae -- Family: Dipodidae -- Family: Spalacidae -- Family: Nesomyidae -- Family: Muridae -- Subfamily: Deomyinae -- Subfamily: Gerbillinae -- Subfamily: Leimacomyinae -- Subfamily: Lophiomyinae -- Subfamily: Murinae. Part 1 -- Subfamily: Murinae. Part 2 -- References -- Appendix |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This comprehensive handbook covers all the rodents occurring in Southern, Central, East and West Africa, south of the Sahara. Genus and species accounts include diagnostic descriptions, systematics and taxonomy, biogeographical environment, fossil species, photographs of skull and mandible, illustrations of molar dentition, photographs of live animals, distribution maps and tables of standard museum measurements. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Rodents of Sub-Saharan Africa |
| ISBN: | 3-11-030191-1 |
| 3-11-038923-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910822173403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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