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Index
Title Page Copyright Brief Contents Contents Preface Acknowledgments Part I: Introduction to the Mammalia
1 Introduction
Classification Phylogeny Reconstruction
2 Mammalian Origins
Morphological Features of Synapsids Important Evolutionary Transformations Early Mammals Mesozoic Mammalian Radiations Cretaceous Mammals
3 Mammalian Characteristics
Soft Anatomy The Skeleton
4 Classification of Mammals
Part II: Mammalian Diversity
5 Monotremata
Morphology Reproduction Paleontology
6 Metatheria
Morphology Reproduction Paleontology Metatherians Versus Eutherians: Relative Competitive Abilities South American Metatherians Australasian Metatherians
7 Introduction to Eutherian Mammals 8 Afrosoricida, Macroscelidea, and Tubulidentata
Order Afrosoricida Order Macroscelidea Order Tubulidentata
9 Paenungulata
Order Proboscidea: Elephants Order Sirenia: Sirenians Order Hyracoidea: Hyraxes
10 Cingulata, Pilosa, and Pholidota
Paleontology Order Cingulata Order Pilosa Order Pholidota
11 Dermoptera and Scandentia
Order Dermoptera Order Scandentia
12 Primates
Primate Origins Suborder Strepsirrhini Suborder Haplorrhini Platyrrhini Catarrhini
13 Rodentia and Lagomorpha
Order Rodentia Morphology Paleontology Jaw Muscle and Skull Specializations Suborder Sciuromorpha Suborder Castorimorpha Suborder Myomorpha Suborder Anomaluromorpha Suborder Hystricomorpha Infraorder Hystricognathi Order Lagomorpha
14 Erinaceomorpha and Soricomorpha
Order Erinaceomorpha Order Soricomorpha
15 Chiroptera
Morphology Flight Paleontology Non-Echolocating Bats Echolocating Bats
16 Carnivora
Feliformia Caniformia Pinnipedia Musteloidea
17 Perissodactyla
Perissodactyl Evolution Cursorial Specialization Feeding Specialization Living Perissodactyls
18 Artiodactyla
Evolution Morphology Ruminantia
19 Cetacea
Paleontology Morphology Cetacean Adaptations Suborder Mysticeti Suborder Odontoceti
Part III: Mammalian Structure and Function
20 Reproduction
Reproductive System Anatomy Monotreme Reproduction Therian Reproduction Major Reproductive Patterns Control of Reproductive Timing Infanticide and Pregnancy Termination Reproductive Cycles and Life-History Strategies Litter Size and Seasonal Timing
21 Aspects of Physiology
Endothermy: Benefits and Costs Coping with Cold Coping with Heat Behavioral Thermoregulation Fossorial Mammals: Physiological Problems Aquatic and Semiaquatic Mammals: Physiological Problems Energy Costs of Locomotion Water Regulation
22 Echolocation
Introducing Echolocation The Role of Echolocation in the Lives of Mammals Evolution of Echolocation Echolocation Calls and Foraging Strategies Bats Versus Moths Echolocation in Cetaceans Echolocation by Other Mammals
Part IV: Ecology, Behavior, and Conservation
23 Ecology
Global Climate Patterns Populations Communities
24 Behavior
Activity Rhythms Foraging Behavior Shelter-Building Behavior Communication Defensive Behavior Mating Systems Parental Care Social Behavior
25 Zoogeography
Dispersal, Vicariance, and Faunal Interchange Mammals of the Biogeographic Regions Continental Drift, Mammalian Evolution, and Zoogeography Climate and Mammalian Distribution South American Mammals and the Great American Biotic Interchange The Unusual Mammalian Fauna of Madagascar The Island Syndrome
26 Mammalian Conservation Ethics
State of the Earth Human Impact on Mammals A New Conservation Ethic
27 Mammalian Domestication
History of Domestication Domesticated Mammals Limits of Domestication
28 Mammalian Disease and Zoonoses
Viral Diseases Prion Diseases Bacterial Diseases Parasitic (Nonzoonotic) Diseases Other Emerging Pathogens (Nonzoonotic) Marine Mammal Diseases Conservation Medicine
Bibliography Glossary Index
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