Donald F. Hoffmeister's authoritative guide provides a detailed profile of all the state's mammals, past and present - from the elephant-sized mastodons that roamed the region during the Ice Age and the black bears and bobcats that early Illinois settlers encountered, to the plethora of creatures that now live on the state's prairies, woodlands, and hills. Outlining how human activities such as hunting and farming have altered the state's terrain and affected numerous species, Hoffmeister discusses which species have been wiped out, which are endangered or threatened, which no longer live in Illinois but survive elsewhere, and which might inhabit the region in the future. In this comprehensive study, now available for the first time in paperback, Hoffmeister briefly characterizes the climate, soils, and vegetation of Illinois, particularly as they affect mammals. In addition to detailing mammals known to be present in the area during the Pleistocene and Holocene eras, Hoffmeister identifies each order and family of mammals present in Illinois since 1900. Within each family, each species is characterized by habit, habitat, food, reproduction, population, and variation. These entries are supplemented by tables, anatomical drawings, photographs, and Illinois and United States distribution maps. Enhanced by sixty color photographs, more than one hundred line drawings, and a glossary of scientific terms, "Mammals of Illinois" is an indispensable resource for students, teachers, biologists, and nature enthusiasts.
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"An encyclopedic compilation of everything in the world that is known about the furry creatures of the Prairie State." -- Chicago Reader "Don Hoffmeister knows more about the mammals of Illinois than any other person, past or present, and his personal observations are treasures to be enjoyed by future generations." -- J. R. Choate, coauthor of Guide to Mammals of the Plains States "A model of natural history writing." -- SciTech Book News
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The result of a lifetime of work from the Illinois "mammalmeister." This is the most comprehensive study of Illinois mammals ever published. Included are a brief history of Illinois mammal study, geography, chromosomes, life histories, distributions, economic uses, ecology, climate, soil, vegetation, recent extinctions, endangered species, and archeological data.
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Having an interest in birds, trees, plants, an animals that surround my home, I was looking for something to aid my interest. That is how I stumbed on to this book. Not only does it discribe in detail about what is around my home, it also does a great job of difining the past.Very interresting and imforative book. The only down side to this book is it was published in 1989. Therefore some of the most recent acounts of wolf & large cat discovery within Illinois are not mentioned.
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People in Illinois have always been interested in mammals as a source of food, a source of fur and hides, and as a source of pleasure in photographing and hunting them. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
secondary sexual variation, unicuspid toothrow, circular acre, supraorbital process fused, mastoidal breadth, molariform toothrow, braincase breadth, third unicuspid, maxillary toothrow, rostral breadth, upper unicuspids, infraorbital plate, luci fugas, dorsum brownish, zygomatic plate, occur statewide, toothrow length, numbered localities, postorbital breadth, basilar length, cotton mice, rostral length, venter whitish, auditory bullae, grooved upper incisors Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Olive Branch, Champaign County, Wolf Lake, Pine Hills, Allerton Park, Illinois River, Blackball Mine, New York, Rock Island, Miller City, Pope County, Dixon Springs, Kankakee River, Union County, Cook County, Fulton County, Highland Park, Sangamon River, University of Illinois, White Heath, Cave Spring Cave, Museum of Natural History, West Northfield, Des Plaines New!
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People in Illinois have always been interested in mammals as a source of food, a source of fur and hides, and as a source of pleasure in photographing and hunting them. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
secondary sexual variation, unicuspid toothrow, circular acre, supraorbital process fused, mastoidal breadth, molariform toothrow, braincase breadth, third unicuspid, maxillary toothrow, rostral breadth, upper unicuspids, infraorbital plate, luci fugas, dorsum brownish, zygomatic plate, occur statewide, toothrow length, numbered localities, postorbital breadth, basilar length, cotton mice, rostral length, venter whitish, auditory bullae, grooved upper incisors Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Olive Branch, Champaign County, Wolf Lake, Pine Hills, Allerton Park, Illinois River, Blackball Mine, New York, Rock Island, Miller City, Pope County, Dixon Springs, Kankakee River, Union County, Cook County, Fulton County, Highland Park, Sangamon River, University of Illinois, White Heath, Cave Spring Cave, Museum of Natural History, West Northfield, Des Plaines New!
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- Animal Skulls: A Guide to North American Species by Mark Elbroch on page 369, and Back Matter
- The Dash Reeves Site: A Middle Woodland Village and Lithic Production Center in the American Bottom. Vol. 28 (American Bottom Archaeology) by Andrew C. Fortier in Back Matter
- The Marge Site: Late Archaic and Emergent Mississippian Occupations in the Palmer Creek Locality (11-Mo-99). Vol. 27 (American Bottom Archaeology) (FAI-270 Series) by Tom Berres in Back Matter
- Miracle Under the Oaks: The Revival of Nature in America by William K. Stevens in Back Matter
- The Wild Mammals of Missouri: Second Revised Edition by Charles W. Schwartz on page 21
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