Raccoons: A Natural HistoryRaccoons presents detailed information on raccoon evolution, physical characteristics, social behavior, habitats, food habits, reproduction, and conservation, as well as their relationship with humans and many other topics. The section on distribution and subspecies focuses on the raccoon's current range expansion, and the material on their cultural significance demonstrates this mammal's unique status in different North American cultures. |
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Inhalt
Introducing the Masked Bandit | 1 |
Raccoon Origins | 9 |
Todays Raccoon Family | 27 |
Form and Function | 57 |
Distribution and Subspecies | 75 |
Living Arrangements | 91 |
Mortality and Disease | 111 |
Reproduction and Development | 121 |
Social Organization | 135 |
Management | 145 |
Raccoons and Humans | 165 |
List of Scientific Names | 177 |
References | 181 |
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Seite 191 - On the Tendency of Species to Form Varieties,- and on the Perpetuation of Varieties and Species by Natural Means of Selection.
Seite 195 - Pecon-Slattery, and SJ O'Brien 2001. Genetic evidence for two species of elephant in Africa. Science 293: 1473-7.
Seite 191 - Fritzell, EK 1978. Aspects of raccoon (Procyon lotor) social organization. Canadian Journal of Zoology 56:260- 271 . Gehrt, SD, and EK.
Bibliografische Informationen
| Titel | Raccoons: A Natural History |
| Autor/in | Samuel I. Zeveloff |
| Ausgabe | illustriert |
| Verlag | UBC Press, 2002 |
| ISBN | 0774809647, 9780774809641 |
| Länge | 240 Seiten |
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