Mammalogy (Jones & Bartlett Learning Titles in Biological Science) by Vaughan, Terry A. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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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