Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference
- Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
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Third edition of this classic reference book on the taxonomic classification and distribution of the 5416 species of mammals described to date. This edition includes detailed information on nomenclature and, for the first time, common names. Each concise entry covers type locality, distribution, synonyms, and major reference sources. The systematic arrangement of information indicates evolutionary relationships at both the ordinal and the family level. In addition to currently recognized species, this edition contains 37,378 synonyms and full references to 9373 scientific publications. An indispensable reference work.
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