Rocky Mountain Mammals: A Handbook of Mammals of Rocky Mountain National Park and Vicinity, Third Edition

by David M. Armstrong

Overview

Revised, updated, and with more than 80 new color photographs, Rocky Mountain Mammals, Third Edition is a nontechnical guide to the mammals of the Southern Rocky Mountains and their foothills, with special emphasis on Rocky Mountain National Park and vicinity.

Designed for quick reference and enjoyable reading, Rocky Mountain Mammals offers what most field guides don't - a wealth of fascinating information about each species. 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.

This lavishly illustrated new edition will delight those who live in and visit the high country and foothills of the Southern Rockies and want to identify mammals and learn about their lives. Published in association with the Rocky Mountain Nature Association.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781607320081
Publisher:	University Press of Colorado
Publication date:	10/30/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

David M. Armstrong is a professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology and environmental studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and the former director of the University of Colorado Museum. He is the author or co-author of several books including Rocky Mountain Mammals, Third Edition (UPC), Distribution of Mammals in Colorado and Mammals of the Northern Great Plains.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES CHECKLIST OF MAMMALS OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK AND VICINITY 1. INTRODUCTION Organization Explanation of Terminology Measurements Acknowledgments 2. WHAT IS A MAMMAL? Historical Anatomical Reproductive and Developmental 3. MAMMALIAN DISTRIBUTION The Ecological Context Elevational Distribution Faunal Relationships of Rocky Mountain National Park 4. HOW TO OBSERVE MAMMALS 5. ORDER SORICOMORPHA 6. ORDER CHIROPTERA 7. ORDER PRIMATES 8. ORDER LAGOMORPHA 9. ORDER RODENTIA 10. ORDER CARNIVORA 11. ORDER ARTIODACTYLA Appendices I. KEY TO MAMMALS OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK AND VICINITY II. GLOSSARY III. DERIVATION OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES LITERATURE CITED APPROXIMATE CONVERSION FACTORS, METRIC-ENGLISH MEASUREMENTS

Editorial Reviews

"This new book should be in the day pack, backpack, saddlebag, purse, or glove compartment of all who visit the high country in and around Rocky Mountain [National] Park."
—Bloomsbury Review


"[Armstrong] is unusually successful in presenting scientific fact without seeming to; this reads like popular nature writing but is heavy with interesting information on how each animal makes its living and interacts with its environment."
—Books of the Southwest


"Designed for quick reference and enjoyable reading, the guide offers what most field guides don't - a wealth of fascinating information about each species."
—Fort Collins Coloradoan

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