Rocky Mountain Mammals

by Armstrong, David M.

• ISBN13: 9780870818820
• ISBN10: 0870818821
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-10-30
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Colorado

Summary

Revised, updated, and with more than 50 new colour photographs, ROCKY MOUNTAIN MAMMALS is a non-technical guide to the mammals of the Southern Rocky Mountains and their foothills, with special emphasis on Rocky Mountain National Park and vicinity. In seventy-two species accounts, David M. Armstrong describes each animal and its signs, habits, habitat, and natural history, noting times when seasonal events such as elk sparring occur. Introductory materials and appendices offer rich context and wildlife-watching support, including a checklist with page numbers for quick field reference, an identification key, a glossary, derivations of scientific names, and advice on how, when, and where to watch mammals. Armstrong introduces mammalian evolution, anatomy, and distribution and offers perspective on how the local fauna fits into its geographical setting and into past and potential future faunas of the region.

Author Biography

David M. Armstrong is a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Table of Contents

List of Tables
Checklist of Mammals of Rocky Mountain National Park and Vicinity
Introduction	p. 1
Organization	p. 2
Explanation of Terminology	p. 4
Measurements	p. 6
Acknowledgments	p. 6
What is a Mammal?	p. 7
Historical	p. 7
Anatomical	p. 8
Reproductive and Developmental	p. 10
Mammalian Distribution	p. 13
The Ecological Context	p. 13
Elevational Distribution	p. 14
Faunal Relationships of Rocky Mountain National Park	p. 26
How to Observe Mammals	p. 31
Order Soricomorpha	p. 39
Order Chiroptera	p. 49
Order Primates	p. 71
Order Lagomorpha	p. 75
Order Rodentia	p. 89
Order Carnivora	p. 149
Order Artiodactyla	p. 205
Key to Mammals of Rocky Mountain National Park and Vicinity	p. 227
Glossary	p. 237
Derivation of Scientific Names	p. 243
Literature Cited	p. 247
Approximate Conversion Factors, Metric-English Measurements	p. 264
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