This handbook provides an in-depth look at 89 genera and 463 rodent species found in Southern, Central, East and West Africa, south of the Sahara. The book opens with an introduction that covers the evolution of fossil rodents in Africa, the importance of rodents, and conservation issues. The bulk of the book is dedicated to genera and species profiles that include information such as taxonomic issues, distribution, measurements, and dentition. Families covered include Gliridae, Sciuridae, Pedetidae and eleven others. This book will be invaluable to zoologists but will also help inform research in the fields of zoonosis, pest management, conservation, and climate change. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
This comprehensive handbook covers all the rodents occurring in Southern, Central, East and West Africa, south of the Sahara. Genus and species accounts include diagnostic descriptions, systematics and taxonomy, biogeographical environment, fossil species, photographs of skull and mandible, illustrations of molar dentition, photographs of live animals, distribution maps and tables of standard museum measurements.
