Overview
A remarkable achievement that took over 30 years to construct, Keys for Identifying Mexican Mammals is the only complete identification guide to Mexico's mammalian fauna. Fully updated and revised, this bestselling book follows a bilingual arrangement, with identical information presented in Spanish and English on facing pages. The dichotomous presentation is both easy to follow and flawlessly compiled, including updated and expanded material that surpasses any previously available resource. Hundreds of diagnostic images are dispersed throughout the book, many showing minute details that differentiate one species from another, and introductory materials carefully explain the use of diagnostic features. The heart of the book, though, is the keys themselves, which cover every taxa-from artiodactyls and carnivores to primates and rodents-while allowing confident identification at the species level for both field and museum use. The book closes with appendices that cover preparation of specimens, a glossary, and a bibliography. Anyone with an interest in the mammalian fauna of Mexico, or mammals in general, will find this one-of-a-kind book an indispensable reference to Mexico's rich diversity of wildlife.
Full Product Details
Author: Sergio Ticul Álvarez-Castañeda (Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S. C. (CIBNOR)) ,
Ticul Álvarez (Instituto Politécnico Nacional) ,
Noé González-Ruiz
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition: revised and updated edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.60cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.748kg
ISBN: 9781421422107
ISBN 10: 1421422107
Pages: 528
Publication Date: 23 May 2017
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us.
Reviews
The dichotomous presentation is both easy to follow and flawlessly compiled, including updated and expanded material that surpasses any previously available resource... Anyone with an interest in the mammalian fauna of Mexico, or mammals in general, will find this one-of-a-kind book an indispensable reference to Mexico's rich diversity of wildlife. Birdbooker Report
The dichotomous presentation is both easy to follow and flawlessly compiled, including updated and expanded material that surpasses any previously available resource... Anyone with an interest in the mammalian fauna of Mexico, or mammals in general, will find this one-of-a-kind book an indispensable reference to Mexico's rich diversity of wildlife. * Birdbooker Report * This book is recommended for a broad audience including mammalogists, ecologists, conservationists, and anyone with interest in the mammals of Mexico, because it is an important and useful contribution for the study, appreciation, and conservation of Neotropical mammals. * Journal of Mammalogy *
Author Information
Sergio Ticul Alvarez-Castaneda is a senior researcher at the Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas del Noroeste, where he is the curator of the Mammals Collection. He is the coauthor of Mamiferos del Noroeste Mexicano. Ticul Alvarez (1935-2001) was a senior professor at the Instituto Politecnico Nacional and the curator of the Mammals Collection of the Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biologicas. He was the coauthor of Diccionario de Anatomia Comparada de Vertebrados. Noe Gonzalez-Ruiz is a senior professor at the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, where he is the associate curator of the Mammals Collection.
