| Guide to the Mammals of Salta Province, Argentina: Guia de Los Mamiferos de Las Provincia de Salta, Argentina Contributor(s): Mares, Michael A. (Author), Ojeda, Ricardo A. (Author), Barquez, Rubén M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806152028 ISBN-13: 9780806152028 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $21.73 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - Mammals - Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - Mammals - History | Latin America - South America |
| Dewey: 599.098 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.00 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Salta Province, which lies astride the Tropic of Capricorn in extreme northwest Argentina, encompasses many of South America's major habitats: montane moist forest, thorn forest, lowland desert, highland desert, and deciduous forests. As a result, the area supports a wealth of mammal species and is of great biogeographic interest. This bilingual guide is the first to survey the mammal fauna of a major region of South America, the continent that has the richest array of plant and animal life on earth. The Guide includes information on the natural history, taxonomy, and behavior of all 114 species known to occur in the province, of which many species have been very poorly studied. A key to the families of mammals, depictions of the species, distribution maps, and cranial drawings assist in identification. General information on Salta and its habitats also is provided, as is a discussion of the methods of mammal research. |
Contributor Bio(s): Barquez, Ruben M.: - Ruben M. Barquez is an investigator at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council--Argentina (CONICET).Mares, Michael A.: - Michael A. Mares, director of the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History and Professor of Zoology, University of Oklahoma, is the coauthor of Guide to the Mammals of Salta Province, Argentina, and Mammals of Oklahoma, both published by the University of Oklahoma Press. Ojeda, Ricardo A.: - Ricardo A. Ojeda is an investigator at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council--Argentina (CONICET). |