Illustrated Key to Skulls of Genera of North American Land Mammals is a manual that contains illustrations of North American land mammals such as marsupials, shrews, bats, moles among many others. This manual is a well-illustrated key, useful for identifying mammals through cranial characteristics. It also contains line-drawings, and many photographs to aid in identifying related genera. The distribution, diversity, and characteristics of each order and family of land mammals found in North American and to the north of Mexico are briefly discussed. J. Knox Jones, Jr., has been a practicing mammalogist for more than 40 years. Currently he is a Paul Whitfield Horn Professor of Biological Sciences at Texas Tech and a Curator in the Museum there. Jones has authored or edited 14 books among is more than 350 publications, and has studied mammals on five continents. He is a past president of the American Society of Mammalogists and has been awarded the C. Hart Merriam Award, the H. H. T. Jackson Award, and Honorary Membership by that society. In 1992, he was selected as Texas Distinguished Scientist of the Year by the Texas Academy of Science, and was awarded the Donald W. Tinkle Research Excellence Award by the Southwestern Association of Naturalists. Richard W. Manning is a member of the faculty of Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos. He has authored more than 40 publications, most of which deal with mammals. Manning has had considerable instructional experience in laboratories in mammalogy, and has been cited for his excellence in teaching. He is also an avid field biologist, and thus has studied mammals in their natural habitats as well. Manning took most of the photographs used in this laboratory manual and made many of the line drawings.
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Richard W. Manning is a member of the faculty of Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos. He has authored more than 40 publications, most of which deal with mammals. Manning has had considerable instructional experience in laboratories in mammalogy, and has been cited for his excellence in teaching. He is also an avid field biologist, and thus has studied mammals in their natural habitats as well. Manning took most of the photographs used in this laboratory manual and made many of the line drawings.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
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Fine taxonomy key down to GENERA, only, of N.A. mammals.,
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This review is from: Illustrated Key to Skulls of Genera of North American Land Mammals (Spiral-bound)
This work can be utilized by experienced field personnel. Lacks definitions of many terms and techniques for identifications, referred to in the dichotomous key. Common names for the family and genus are rarely used. However, the photos and illustrations provided are of very good quality. The guide provides the necessary detail required for general field use of mammal skulls.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Not that useful,
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Very general, very technical, poor photographs in many cases, this book appears to have been written for a specific class at the univeristy where the authors teach. It is hard to identify many specific skulls with this - unless you are a wildlife biology person it won't be helpful to the average curious naturalist.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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An excellant diagnostic book,
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This review is from: Illustrated Key to Skulls of Genera of North American Land Mammals (Spiral-bound)
This is an outstanding book for field identification of mammal skulls. I highly reccommend this book for any student of mammology or any one interested in Zoology
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This order includes the most primitive of living placental mammals, although some, such as moles, are highly specialized, and represents the general stock from which more advanced placental groups are thought to have evolved. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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This order includes the most primitive of living placental mammals, although some, such as moles, are highly specialized, and represents the general stock from which more advanced placental groups are thought to have evolved. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, New World, Old World, South America, United States New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Animal Skulls: A Guide to North American Species by Mark Elbroch on page 107, and Back Matter
- Mammal Tracks & Sign: A Guide to North American Species by Mark Elbroch on page 750
- Skulls and Bones: A Guide to the Skeletal Structures and Behavior of North American Mammals by Glenn Searfoss in Back Matter
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