Lagomorphs
Mammals of Russia and Adjacent Regions
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 1. January 2009
Book
Hardback
410 pages
978-1-57808-522-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book is a continuation of the series of monographs on different orders of mammals. This volume is devoted to the description of the order Lagomorpha, which is represented by two extant families Leporidae and Ochotonidae. All descriptions of groups and species are given according to the scheme followed in the preceding volumes of the series. Palaeontological data on recent species and genera are briefly mentioned. The book is aimed at mammalogists, ecologists, zoogeographers and game specialists. In this book unpublished data on the biology and distribution of pikas has been published. Illustrations 58, table 57, bibliography of 13 papers.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Enfield
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
748 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57808-522-4 (9781578085224)
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CRC Press
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Person
Hoffmann, Robert S ; Smith, Andrew T.
Content
ORDER OF LAGOMORPHSORDO LAGOMORPHA BRANDT, 1855 Family of Pikas: Familia Ochotonidae Thomas, 1897Genus of PikasGenus Ochotona Link, 1795: Little (Steppe) Pika Ochotona (Lagotona) pusilla Pallas, 1768; Long-Eared Pika, Ochotona (Conothoa) macrotis Gunther, 1875; Red Pika Ochotona (Conothoa) rutila Severtzov, 1873; Afghan Pika Ochotona (Ochotona) rufescens Gray, 1776; Daurian Pika Ochotona (Ochotona) daurica Pallas, 1776; Altai (Alpine) Pika Ochotona (Pika) alpina Pallas, 1773; Northern Pika Ochotona (Pika) hyperborea Pallas, 1811; Pallass Pika Ochotona (Pika) pallasi Gray, 1867 Family of Hares and RabbitsFamilia Leporidae Fischer, 1811Genus of Rabbits, Genus Oryctolagus Lilljeberg, 1871: Wild Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758) Genus of Hares, Genus Lepus Linnaeus, 1758: Blue Hare Lepus (Lepus) timidus Linnaeus, 1758; European Hare Lepus (Lepus) europaeus Pallas, 1778; Tolai Hare Lepus (Lepus) tolai Pallas, 1778; Manchurian Hare Lepus (Allolagus) mandshuricus Radde, 186