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" Mammalian evolution, diversity and systematics / "
edited by Frank Zachos, Robert Asher.
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BL
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863334
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Mammalian evolution, diversity and systematics /\ edited by Frank Zachos, Robert Asher.
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| Publication Statement
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Berlin ;Boston :: De Gruyter,, [2018]
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Handbook of Zoology/ Handbuch der Zoologie
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1 online resource (ix, 381 pages) :: illustrations
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3110341557
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3110275902
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9783110275902
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9783110382549
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Intro; Preface; Contents; List of contributing authors; 1. Species concepts and species delimitation in mammals; 2. Chromosomes and speciation in mammals; 3. Taxonomy, trees, and truth in historical mammalogy; 4. Mammalian embryology and organogenesis; 5. Non-Mammalian synapsids: the deep roots of the mammalian family tree; 6. Mesozoic mammals -- early mammalian diversity and ecomorphological adaptations; 7. Diversity and relationships within crown Mammalia; 8. Mammal extinction risk and conservation: patterns, threats, and management; Index
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| Abstract
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The Handbook of Zoology provides an in-depth treatment of the entire animal kingdom covering both invertebrates and vertebrates. It publishes comprehensive overviews on animal systematics and morphology and covers extensively further aspects like physiology, behavior, ecology and applied zoological research.
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Mammals-- Evolution.
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Mammals-- Evolution.
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NATURE-- Animals-- Mammals.
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SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Zoology-- Mammals.
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599
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QL708.5
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Zachos, Frank E.,1974-
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