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Walker's Primates of the World

Categorie	Algemeen Dieren
Boeknummer	#366364-XL21
Titel	Walker's Primates of the World
Auteur	Nowak, Ronald M.
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	Baltimore, ML : Johns Hopkins University Press
Jaar van uitgave	1999
ISBN10	0801862515
ISBN13	9780801862519
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, numerous (full page) b/w illustrations (including photographs), 8vo.
Samenvatting	Primates are among the world's most diverse and distinctive groups of mammals. Over 70 million years of evolving primate anatomy has resulted in characteristics including superior dexterity and muscular co-ordination, stereoscopic vision, a relatively large brain, and grasping hands and feet. This volume is a comprehensive guide to this varied order of mammals, including scientific and common names; the number and distribution of species; measurements and physical traits; habitat; daily and seasonal activity; population dynamics; home range; social life; reproduction; longevity; and status of threatened species. Recently extinct genera, such as the giant lemurs of Madagascar, are covered in full. The authors of the book's introduction discuss the taxonomy and distribution of primates, as... (Lees verder) well as their distinguishing characteristics, special adaptations and particularly striking features, such as sociality. They also report on conservation efforts past and future, and assess the factors, largely human-caused, that are threatening non-human primates with extinction.
Pagina's	224
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 10,00

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