South Asian Mammals Their Diversity, Distribution, and Status
Until now, information on mammals in South Asia has never been brought together on a single platform providing all‐inclusive knowledge on the subject. This book is the most up‐to‐date comprehensive resource on the mammalian diversity of South Asia. It offers information on the diversity, distributi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
2012, 2012
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2012 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Preface.- Acknowledgments
- Part 1 Introduction
- Chapter 1
- Background
- Chapter 2. Mammological Studies in South Asia.- Chapter 3. Recent phylogenetic changes.- Part 2. South Asian Mammals
- Chapter 4. Analysis
- Chapter 5. Extinct Mammals of South Asia
- Chapter 6. Domestic Mammals of South Asia. Chapter 7. Status of Mammals of South Asia.- Part 3 Checklist of South Asian Mammals.- Chapter 9. Arrangement of Checklist
- CHapter 10. Order Proboscidea
- Chapter 11. Order Sirenia
- Chapter 12. Order Scandentia
- Chapter 13. Order Primates. - Chapter 14. Order Rodentia
- Chapter 15. Order Lagomorpha
- Chapter 16. Order Erinaceomorpha
- Chapter 17. Order Soricomorpha
- Chapter 18. Order Chiroptera
- Chapter 19. Order Pholidota
- Chapter 20. Order Carnivora
- Chapter 21. Order Perissodactyla
- Chapter 22. Order Artiodactyla
- Chapter 23
- Order Cetacea.- References
- Appendices
- A. List of Mammals of Afghanistan
- B. List of Mammals of Bangladesh
- C. List of Mammals of Bhutan.-D. List of Mammals of India
- E. List of Mammals of Maldives
- F. List of Mammals of Nepal
- G. List of Mammals of Sri Lanka
- H. Red List status of Mammals of South Asia
- Index.