Walker's carnivores of the world
"Featuring 225 illustrations, this comprehensive guide covers the world's eight terrestrial families of carnivores. Each account contains scientific and common names, number and distribution of species, physical attributes, measurements, hunting and social activity, reproduction, habitat, population dynamics, longevity, and status of threatened species. An overview by David W. Macdonald and Roland W. Kays features results from the latest field and laboratory research on topics ranging from evolutionary history to the adaptive value of fur patterns."--Jacket
Print Book, English, 2005
Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2005
Classification
313 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
9780801880339, 9780801880322, 0801880335, 0801880327
55494937
Carnivores of the world : an introduction
Carnivores. Dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, and foxes : Canidae ; Bears : Ursidae ; Raccoons and relatives : Procyonidae ; Weasels, badgers, skunks, and otters : Mustelidae ; Civets, genets, and linsangs : Viverridae ; Mongooses and fossa : Herpestidae ; Aardwolf and hyenas : Hyaenidae ; Cats : Felidae
World distribution of carnivores
"Portions of this book have been adapted from Walker's mammals of the world, 6th ed., by Ronald M Nowak"--Title page verso