Mammals of Ohio [Minkštas viršelis]

I highly recommend Mammals of Ohio. Anyone with an interest in mammals beyond Homo sapiens should enjoy this book. Its a great way to learn the rest of the story about mammals such as chipmunks, opossums and squirrels that share your yard. It will also open eyes to species that most people probably dont know about, such as least weasel, star-nosed mole and 13-lined ground squirrel. - Jim McCormac (Columbus Dispatch, April 17, 2022) Clear, well written, and comprehensive this book is a major contribution to the education of students and the public and an outstanding resource for educators and researchers. The strong conservation focus and extensive literature review are critically important contributions to the environmental issues affecting the states mammals. - Robert M. Timm, Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, and past president, American Society of Mammalogists Mammals of Ohio provides an updated and very readable overview of this fauna. Harder and Cameron provide keys to identify otherwise difficult species and summarize the distribution and natural history of all species, with information on distribution, habitat preferences, diet, reproduction, behavior, causes of mortality, and conservation status, with ample citation to relevant literature. This impressive effort will be obligatory reading for mammalogists and wildlife biologists, but is accessible to laypersons and natural historians as well. - Douglas A. Kelt, coauthor of A Manual of the Mammalia: An Homage to Lawlor's "Handbook to the Orders and Families of Living Mammals" Drs. Harder and Cameron are well suited to provide concise, informative accounts of the morphology and dental characteristics, current distribution, aspects of ecology, physiology and life history, and conservation issues of the fifty-five extant mammalian species currently known to occur in Ohio. Like other superb Mammals of books for various states, this indispensable, authoritative volume belongs on the bookshelves or in the backpacks of wildlife professionals, mammalogists, students, academics, and amateur naturalists alike. - George A. Feldhamer, coauthor of Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology Enhanced with the pen-and-ink artwork of Suellen Jacob and maps by Anthony Mosinski, Mammals of Ohio is the impressive work of Professors and Ohio wildlife experts John D. Harder and Guy N. Cameron. Exceptionally well written, illustrated, organized and presented, Mammals of Ohio was created with the cooperation of the Ohio Division of Wildlife and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. A sterling study of meticulous scholarship, Mammals of Ohio could well serve as a template for similar studies in other states and is unreservedly recommended for Ohios community, college, and university library Wildlife Studies collections and supplemental studies curriculums. (Midwest Book Review) Exceptionally informative and comprehensive. (Ohio Natural Areas & Preserves News)