Handbook of Mammals of Madagascar
Handbook of Mammals of Madagascar Madagascar is home to one of the most remarkable assemblages of mammals on earth. Firstly, every native non-volant species (approximately 210 species) is endemic.…
Specifikacia Handbook of Mammals of Madagascar
Handbook of Mammals of Madagascar
Madagascar is home to one of the most remarkable assemblages of mammals on earth. Firstly, every native non-volant species (approximately 210 species) is endemic. Millions of years of isolation has resulted in the evolution of a suite of species that are exceptional for two major reasons.
And secondly, these mammals have evolved an extraordinary diversity of body forms and lifestyles often displaying significant convergence with forms elsewhere but also at times evolving utterly unique features.Handbook of the Mammals of Madagascar describes all 217 native species, including bats, tenres, mice and lemurs, and a small number of introduced, non-native species. No other island or place on earth boasts such a combination of species richness and endemism. Species accounts are subdivided into sections covering description and identification, habitat and distribution (including
Mammals of Madagascar
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