Mammals (Peterson Field Guides)
by William Henry Burt, Fiona A. Reid
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Describes 380 species of North American mammals, some with illustrations, and gives all the information necessary to identify them--size, weight, color, markings, and habits.Tags
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chrisharpe Which of these guides to get? Both are on my shelves. Kaufman is handy and highly portable, but Reid is packed with information. You need them both...
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This is an excellent book!
Includes photos, species plates, physical descriptions, and descriptions of habits.
One of my favorite features is the colored distribution maps, which even include historical ranges for some species. In addition to this, the text also tells the species distribution outside North America.
This book has been very useful for research or just to identify the mammals in my area, and I have seriously sat around for hours reading it just for fun!
Includes photos, species plates, physical descriptions, and descriptions of habits.
One of my favorite features is the colored distribution maps, which even include historical ranges for some species. In addition to this, the text also tells the species distribution outside North America.
This book has been very useful for research or just to identify the mammals in my area, and I have seriously sat around for hours reading it just for fun!
Excellent field guide including tracks.
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William Henry Burt was born on January 22, 1903, in Haddam, Kansas. He attended the University of Kansas, where he received an A.B. in 1926 and an A.M. degree in 1927. Burt earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1930. Burt was a research fellow at California Institute of Technology from 1930 to 1935. From 1935 to 1941, he show more was first an instructor and then a professor of zoology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. During this time he also served as curator of mammals at the Museum of Zoology. Burt's publications include: A Field Guide to the Mammals, The Mammals of Michigan, and Mammals of the Great Lakes Area. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Fiona A. Reid has written and illustrated numerous mammal guides, including the latest Peterson Field Guide to Mammals of North America and the first edition of A Field Guide to the Mammals of Central America and Southeast Mexico (OUP, 1997). She also leads nature tours throughout Central and South America and many Old World tropical regions.
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- Mammals (Peterson Field Guides) (Peterson Field Guides)
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- mammals
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- North America
- Original language
- English
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