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" Grzimek's animal life encyclopedia. "
Devra G. Kleiman, advisory editor ; Valerius Geist, advisory editor ; Melissa C. McDade, project editor ; Joseph E. Trumpey, chief scientific illustrator
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BL
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585475
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b414694
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Tierleben.English
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Grzimek, Bernhard
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Grzimek's animal life encyclopedia.\ Devra G. Kleiman, advisory editor ; Valerius Geist, advisory editor ; Melissa C. McDade, project editor ; Joseph E. Trumpey, chief scientific illustrator
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2nd ed
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| Publication Statement
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Detroit :: Gale :: Thomson/Gale,, ©2004
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xx, 664 pages :: color illustrations, color maps ;; 29 cm
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0787657891
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: 9780787657895
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Translation of: Tierleben
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"AZA, Michael Hutchins, series editor in association with the American Zoo and Aquarium Association."
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 527-531) and index
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v. 13. Mammals II -- Peramelemorphia (Bandicoots and Bilbies) -- Bandicoots (Peramelidae and Peroryctidae) -- Bilbies (Thylacomyinae) -- Notoryctemorphia (Marsupial Moles) -- Diprotodontia (Koala, Wombats, Possums, Wallabies, and Kangaroos) -- Koalas (Phascolarctidae) -- Wombats (Vombatidae) -- Possums and Cuscuses (Phalangeridae) -- Musky Rat-Kangaroos (Hypsiprymnodontidae) -- Rat-Kangaroos (Potoroidae) -- Wallabies and Kangaroos (Macropodidae) -- Pygmy Possums (Burramyidae) -- Ringtail and Greater Gliding Possums (Pseudocheiridae) -- Gliding and Striped Possums (Petauridae) -- Honey Possums (Tarsipedidae) -- Feather-Tailed Possums (Acrobatidae) -- Xenarthra (Sloths, Anteaters, and Armadillos) -- West Indian Sloths and Two-Toed Tree Sloths (Megalonychidae) -- Three-Toed Tree Sloths (Bradypodidae) -- Anteaters (Myrmecophagidae) -- Armadillos (Dasypodidae) -- Insectivora (Insectivores) -- Gymnures and Hedgehogs (Erinaceidae) -- Golden Moles (Chrysochloridae) -- Tenrecs (Tenrecidae) -- Solenodons (Solenodontidae) -- Extinct West Indian Shrews (Nesophontidae) -- Shrews I: Red-Toothed Shrews (Soricinae) -- Shrews II: White-Toothed Shrews (Crocidurinae) -- Moles, Shrew Moles, and Desmans (Talpidae) -- Scandentia (Tree Shrews) -- Dermoptera (Colugos) -- Chiroptera (Bats) -- Old World Fruit Bats I (Pteropus) -- Old World Fruit Bats II (All Other Genera) -- Mouse-Tailed Bats (Rhinopomatidae) -- Sac-Winged Bats, Sheath-Tailed Bats, and Ghost Bats (Emballonuridae) -- Kitti's Hog-Nosed Bats (Craseonycteridae) -- Slit-Faced Bats (Nycteridae) -- False Vampire Bats (Megadermatidae) -- Horseshoe Bats (Rhinolophidae) -- Old World Leaf-Nosed Bats (Hipposideridae) -- American Leaf-Nosed Bats (Phyllostomidae) -- Moustached Bats (Mormoopidae) -- Bulldog Bats (Noctilionidae) -- New Zealand Short-Tailed Bats (Mystacinidae) -- Funnel-Eared Bats (Natalidae) -- Smoky Bats (Furipteridae) -- Disk-Winged Bats (Thyropteridae) -- Old World Sucker-Footed Bats (Myzopodidae) -- Free-Tailed Bats and Mastiff Bats (Molossidae) -- Vespertilionid Bats I (Vespertilioninae) -- Vespertilionid Bats II (Other Subfamilies
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Provides information on the evolution and systematics, physical characteristics, distribution, habitat, behavior, feeding ecology and diet, reproductive biology, and conservation status of eight orders of mammals
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Mammals
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Kleiman, Devra G
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Geist, Valerius
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McDade, Melissa C
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American Zoo and Aquarium Association
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Animal life encyclopedia
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: Mammals
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